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When President Reagan got back to his desk after Labor Day, he was faced with a legislative agenda that was out of control. South Africa, protectionist demands, the farm crisis, deficit/debt-ceiling trauma, and his beloved tax reform (which he continues to favor, while everyone else has pretty much written it off)—all had sprouted wildly, like some unattended and luxuriant tropical garden. To its credit, the White House staff immediately went into high gear and winnowed out the agenda, moving with the power of a giant threshing machine.
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