11.   And Bush lacks a track record in his home state on two of his most significant national proposals.

12.   And they are in the home state on a daily basis, having direct contact with local leaders.

13.   APEC foreign ministers have drafted a statement condemning terrorism which is expected to be formally endorsed by heads of state on Sunday.

14.   Another teen will be buried out of state on Friday.

15.   Arafat repeated his intention to unilaterally declare a Palestinian state on that day.

16.   As the largest state on the West Coast and beneficiary of the military buildup during World War II, California also had the most to give up.

17.   Bands of showers, some with thunder and torrential rain, will persist over the Gulf Coast states on Friday and Saturday.

18.   Bin Laden would not want a Palestinian state on the West Bank, because he could not abide a Jewish state alongside it.

19.   Both Blue Cross and EDS pledged to work with the state on a smooth transition.

20.   BofA said that it is continuing to work with the state on its claims and has offered to have an independent outside auditor determine what it owes.