1.  Dole has a less secure lead in an additional five states, including Texas.

2.  Francis nailed a last-chance jumper to send the game to overtime, then carried the Rockets to a secure lead.

3.  Normally, that is a secure lead.

4.  That is the benefit of a game in which neither team has a secure lead.

5.  With a secure lead, the Dodgers brought in recently demoted starter Pedro Astacio to pitch the ninth.

6.  With his lead fairly secure in Iowa, Dole seemed content to mention Forbes only obliquely, and instead set up President Clinton as his opponent.