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Officials said the dip in Lotto
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although the decrease is larger
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Total sales — including Mega
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HOUSTON — A man and a
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Holloway, 29, agreed to cooperate
with officials and provide "substan-
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of other individuals" connected to
the case, said Assistant U.S.
Attorney Daniel Rodriguez.
Flores and Holloway both plead-
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if talks fall through.
The burst of violence since
April 4 has exposed weaknesses
in Iraq’s U.S.-trained security
forces. A battalion of the Iraqi
army refused to fight in Fallujah,
Sanchez said. And some police
defected to al-Sadr’s forces, said
Gen. John Abizaid, the top com-
mander of U.S. forces in the
Middle East.
In an effort to toughen the Iraqi
forces, Abizaid said the U.S., mil-
itary will reach out to former
senior members of Saddam’s dis-
banded army — a reversal in
strategy. The military in the past
has tried to avoid relying on top
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Railroad Commission are
dominating the spotlight in
today’s primary runoff election.
But voter turnout statewide
may be light, as it has been in
past primary runoffs, and gage banks
BAGHDAD, Iraq — As a ten-
uous cease-fire held in the Sunni .
city of Fallujah, a radical Shiite
cleric was’on the retreat Monday,
pulling his militiamen out of
parts of the holy city of Najaf in
hopes of averting a U.S. assault!
Still, a U.S. commander said the
American mission remained to
“kill or capture” the cleric,
Muqtada al-Sadr.
With quiet on both fronts, the
scale of Iraq’s worst fighting
since the fall of Saddam Hussein
became clearer: The military
reported about 70 coalition
troops and 700 Iraqi insurgents
killed so far this month. It was the
biggest loss of life on both sides
since the end of major combat a
year ago.
A hospital official said over
600 Iraqis were killed in Fallujah
alone—mostly women, children
and the elderly.
The withdrawal of al-Sadr’s al-
Mahdi Army militia from police
stations and government build-
ings in Najaf, Karbala and Kufa
was a key U.S. demand. But al-
Sadr followers rebuffed an
American demand to disband the
militia, which launched a bloody
uprising in Baghdad and the his office. The top U.S. comman- al-Sadr and the holy city, a person
der in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Ricardo who attended the meeting said, vetting and placing of these offi-
Sanchez, said “the" mission of speaking on condition of cers.” At another point, Abizaid
U.’S. forces is to kill or capture anonymity. said inadequate checking of Iraqi
of police and the government,” Muqtada al-Sadr.” Al-Sistani is a moderate who recruits was a key failure in U.S.
said lawyer Murtada al-Janabi, The son of Iraq’s most power- has shunned anti-American vio- training efforts.
al-Sadr’s representatives in the fill Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah lence. In addition to his son, the
sons of Iraq’s two other grand Monday after being held for
ayatollahs also were at the meet- day, China’s official news agency
said. Two reportedly were
U.S.-allied Iraqis were negoti- injured.
to that seen before the March 9
primary, he said.
Five GOP congressional pri-
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Republican candidates^ for The race for District 10,
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most expensive U.S. House
races this year with nearly $5
million spent.
The winner — either mort-
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likely will be affected by local attorney Michael McCaul —
races- will take office in January. No
“Just as we saw in the pn- Democrats entered the race.
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CRAWFORD, Texas —On
the defensive, President Bush
said Monday there was no
warning in a pre-Sept. 11 intel-
ligence memo that “something
is about to happen in standing seven months before
America before the nation s stands for re-election, with
worst terrorism attack. He said the war on terrorism his
U.S. intelligence services may strongest selling point,
be dtie for reforms. At the center of the brouha-
“There was nothing in ha is an intelligence memo
there that said, you know, froril Aug. 6, 2001, showing
‘There is an imminent that Bush received reports
attack,”’ Bush told reporters. from as recent as May 2001
“That wasn’t what the report about possible terrorist plots in
said. The report was kind of a the United States.
history of Osama’s (bin The memo specifically told
Laden’s) intentions.” Bush that al-Qaida operatives
Democrats have suggested had reached American shores,
there was more to the memo, had a support system in place
the center of an election-year and were engaging in “pat-
skirmish over the president’s terns of suspicious activity ...
anti-terrorism policies before consistent with preparations
the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. He for hijackings or other types of
said he would answer more attacks.” It did not provide spe-
questions at an East. Room cific times or places for poten-
news conference tonight. It tial attacks.
mary, voter turnout is likely to | •
be driven by many of these runoff, "Texas Railroad
local-level, highly contested Commission Chairman Victor
elections,” said Jennifer Carrillo has spent heavily in his
Waisath, spokeswoman for attempt to defeat challenger
Texas Secretary of State Robert Butler, a retired state
GeoffC’onnor. employee. The winner faces
The Secretary of State’s Democrat Bob Scarborough in
Office would not give an esti- November.
mate ofhow many Texans are Carrillo, named to the com-
expected to vote in today ’s mission last year by Republican
runoff. Gov. Rick Perry, has spent close
In Harris County, the state’s to $1 million, compared with
largest, 3,428 Republicans about $5,800 by Butler, cam-
and .1,696 Democrats cast paign finance reports show,
ballots in person during Carrillo almost won the primary
runoff early voting. That com- outright. He got 49.6 percent of
pares with . 17,150 the vote in the four-person race,
Republicans and 18,232 just short of the 50 percent need-
Democrats voting early ed to win the nomination with-
before the March 9 primary, out a runoff.
county officials said. Republican congressional
In the county as a whole, runoff races are being held
less than 2 percent of.regis- between state Rep. Arlene
tered voters were expected to Wohlgemuth and former school
cast ballots in the election, board member Dot Snyder in
said David Beirne, District 17 in the Waco area;
spokesman for Harris County Louie Gohmert and John Graves
I Clerk Beverly Kaufman, in District 1 in East Texas;
There was only one local Alexander Hamilton
Democratic runoff race, for Michael Thamm in District 15,
j constable.
But in
District 10 — where a heated Francisco “Quico” Canseco and
Republican primary is being James “Jim” F. Hopson in
decided — the early voting District 28. spanning from San
turnout has been comparable Antonio to Laredo.
All those GOP winners will
next face a Democrat.
In legislative races, two
Democrats face threats from
within their own party. Rep.
Roberto Gutierrez faces
Veronica Gonzales in McAllen;
Rep. Gabi Canales faces Yvonne
Gonzalez Toureilles in Alice.
The winners will meet a
Republican in November.
Voters who participated in the
Democratic or Republican pri-
maries can vote in the runoff in
their respective party primaries.
Registered voters who did not
cast a ballot in the March prima-
ry may vote in either runoff
today.
Seven Chinese were freed
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