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WASHINGTON –The Bush administration today threw cold water on legislation introduced earlier in the week providing a long-term extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.

David Nason, assistant secretary of the Treasury for financial institutions, testified before a House subcommittee that it is important that the program, which provides a federal backup for insurers' losses after a major terrorist attack, "remain temporary and short-term."

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