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TOP STORY: The '02 Effect

WHAT'S HOT: 
* What's with Bush's love affair with Bob Rubin?
* Latest Riordan consultant: Susan Estrich.

TODAY ON NATIONALJOURNAL.COM:

-- CONGRESS: Mean Times At Ways And Means
   http://nationaljournal.com/members/news/2001/10/1019nj3.htm

-- DAYBOOK: What's On Tap In Washington This Week
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