1.  But after an initial promising lead failed to pan out, authorities admit they are no closer to solving the case than they were four years ago.

2.  Despite those initial leads, the case is still unsolved.

3.  Officers will follow up on any initial leads and then put information on a national computerized list of missing juveniles.

4.  The Dodgers took the initial lead in the first when Shawn Green doubled in Mark Grudzielanek after Wolf had walked two of the first three batters he faced.

5.  Polls published Friday confirmed that Barak has lost his initial lead and that the two men are tied.

6.  The violence could erode the strong initial lead Peres had in his race against Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the right-wing Likud Party.