Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi told parliament on Wednesday that the abduction issue would be a top priority.

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"The issue of the Palestinian people is the first issue and top priority issue, " Tunisian Foreign Minister Habib Ben Yahia said at a news conference after the close of the summit.

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Campaign finance reform is another issue that Congress will soon debate and it remains a top priority only for a handful of Americans, with six in ten saying it should be a low priority or no priority at all for Congress.

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The promise of reducing pesticide use in this country, which uses twice the amount per ton of food as the U.S., is also an emotional issue with the government, which has made cleaning up China's environment a top priority.

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