71.   Morales said he was hopeful that negotiations through the weekend may result in a united position before the Monday conference.

72.   Morales said he was proud that he was able to run a solid race against Gramm despite the disparity of financial resources.

73.   Morales said he will be negotiating with the superintendent of Mesquite schools over his own government contract.

74.   Morales said his margin of defeat also was half of what public opinion polls had predicted.

75.   Morales said Texas would have received the money only if Congress had approved national tobacco legislation.

76.   Morales said that such issues are complicated, and pointed out that he has taken a position on other issues such as gun control and Cuba.

77.   Morales said the average time a prisoner spends awaiting execution in Texas is more than eight years.

78.   Morales said the discrepancy was because of different valuations on the stream of money.

79.   Morales said the first hurdle is determining whether his office has jurisdiction to do anything about activities run by a federally recognized Indian tribe on its land.

80.   Morales said the letter shows Gramm is running scared.