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the president has deployed “the full force of the federal government and private business,” announcing a broad swath of economic stimulus measures and a plan to roll out rapid testing around the country. But Trump and his aides will have “to take on the financial panic with the same urgency,” with markets in free fall and the GDP likely to drop 10 percent in the second quarter.

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