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When he's not managing the scandal, Podesta's main role will be to rescue the Clinton legacy of policy achievement. The White House is planning a major long-term national debate on Social Security for next year, and Clinton has vowed to tackle the "unfinished business" of health care, campaign finance, trade, tobacco and education. That would be a vigorous undertaking even for a lame-duck Administration that wasn't wounded. It should contain enough thrills to satisfy even a lover of roller coasters.
--With reporting by Karen Tumulty/Washington