Rove told activists at the Republican Party's spring convention in Sacramento that rebuilding would be "a big task, " but noted Texas as an example.

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Given that the nomination will be sewn up in March, when big states such as California, New York, Florida and Texas all hold their primaries, how can any candidates other than Mr Bush, with his war-chest, and Mr Forbes, with his deep pockets, survive beyond spring?

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At the same time Priory was looking for a partner in the gas business, Paul Anderson, the CEO of Panenergy, a big gas pipeline company in Houston, Texas, once known as Panhandle Eastern, was looking for a utility.

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First it selected Texas--the Big Three's biggest pickup-truck market--as the site for a new truck factory.

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If more juries follow up the decision in Texas with big awards, drug companies are likely to reassess their aggressive marketing of new drugs as soon as they come to market.

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