Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday September 9 2002 — A5 0 Nation I I ' Watching Tuesday’s primary races NH contest!: heads mrimnaries Voters in 12 states and the District of Columbia wil vote in primaries or runoffs for the fall elections on Tuesday States primaries: Arizona Connecticut Florida Georgia Maryland Minnesota New ' Hampshire New York North Carolina Rhode Island Wisconsin and Vermont Highlights indude: ' North Carolina Five-terSen Jesse Helms is retiring leaving open a senate seat Other races include one for a new congressional seaL m Elizabeth Dole Favored to win a seven-wa- Erskine Bowles two-ter- Former White House Chief of Staff among nine Democratic candidates y GOP primary Sen Bob Smith Incumbant Senator up for Republican challenging the incumbant Son of John H Sununu a former White House Chief of Staff Florida Winner of the Democratic primary will face current Gov Job Bush in November Other races include a bid by former Secretary of State Katherine Harris for a house seal Janet Reno Former US front-runn- ' Bill McBride Attorney from Tampa who once trailed by 25 percentage points to seriously ' challenge Reno Attorney General is considered the er House Republicans feel Pennsylvania worry WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are spending heavily on television advertising for veteran Rep bid reflectGeorge Gekas’s Penning concern that the is GOP the vulnerable most sylvanian incumbent at this stage of the campaign Gekas faces a challenge from Democratic Rep Tim Holden 45 in the Harrisburg area one of four congressional m m New Hampshire Democratic Gov Jeanne Shaheen will face the winner of this closely contested Republican primary for the senate seat Rep John Sununu CONCORD NH (AP) — Passionate and blunt Sen Bob Smith boasts that he’s lost every poll and won every election since 1984 — and will do it again Calm and controlled Rep John E Sununu says he just wants to talk about New Hampshire issues and integrity They face each other Tuesday in the state’s Republican primary: Smith the senator who left the party and ' then rejoined it challenger Sununu the three-tercongressman and son of the first President Bush’s chief of staff It’s one of the most closely watched contests so far this year with Democrats targeting Smith’s seat as a possible pickup in a Senate now divided by a single vote Voters in 1 1 other states and the Dis- - ' trict of Columbia also will be going to the polls in the primary season's biggest day Among the most closely watched Senate races are: — In North Carolina former Clinion chief of staff Erskine Bowles faces a Democratic field including two promi- nent state officials in the Senate primary Elizabeth Dole is expected to win easily in the Republican primary for the seat of retiring Sen Jesse Helms —Senate primaries in Minnesota are expected to leave Democratic Sen Paul Wellstone facing a tough challenge from Republican Norm Coleman the St Paul SOURCE Amciatad Praia hard-earnwages" says the commercial financed by the House GOP cam- paign committee Gekas has served 10 terms in the House customarily winning with ease Ironically according to GOP officials the lack of competition has left the veteran lawmaker struggling to put together a campaign organization that can compete with his younger aggressive rival Officials in both parties say that polling stows die two men in a statistical tie Republicans are expected to remain on the air for Gekas virtually Without interruption through Election Day at a cost oif over $15 million ed races where redistricting has pitted current lawmakers against each other for the fall campaign “Gekas fought to eliminate the marriage penalty and the death tax and proudly supported President Bush's tax cut so families can keep more of their eliminated in a primary in the past two ' decades — the other was Democrat Alan Dixon of Illinois beaten by Carol Moseley Braun in 1992 In 1999 Smith bolted the GOP for four months and ran for president as an independent He apologized when he returned to the party tot some Republicans have not forgiven him Sununu low-ke- y and nonconfronta-tionhas used the issue but subtly “Republicans can always count on John" one of his ads says mayor In New Hampshire the Smith-Sunuwinner will take on Democrat Jeanne Shaheen who is hoping to move from governor to US senator She is unopposed on Tuesday With the Democrats holding a single-se- at advantage in the Senate and Shaheen seen as the Democrats' strongest contender in her state in two decades New Hampshire is getting a lot of attention If Smith loses on Tuesday he will be only the second elected senator to be nu al vqGAN PAIN77fyp AP AND REPAIR In brief 881-371- 6 Will beat or match any price! Colorado schools increase security for Palestinian speaker high-profi- le COLORADO SPRINGS Colo (AP) — Officials ai two Colorado schools plan increased security during a visit next week Palestinianby a Hanan Ashrawi former spokeswoman for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is scheduled to speak Sept 12 at the private Colorado College and (wo days later at the public University of Colorado in Boulder Todd Wilson director of college relations at Colorado College said large bags or purses Won’t be allowed in the theater “We’re certainly looking hard at security and have a number of precautions in place because it's a large crowd and an emotional event” Wilson said “Ideally we want a civil and pro-ductive event" Ashrawi will speak at Colorado College as part of a symposium marking the year anniversary of the Sept 1 1 attacksOrganizers said the symposium will also include Israeli experts She agreed to speak at the University of Colorado at the request of A’ student group Gov Bill Owens criticized the schools for allowing Ashrawi to speak saying on a talk radio stow Thursday that she applauds terrorism and worked to divide the Middle East CU Regent Tom Lucero also objected to the visit at a board meeting but was told by lawyers that it could not be blocked Ashrawi now secretary-gener- al of the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy said Friday she would not cancel “I’ve survived many things including assassination attempts and interrogations and beatings and I won’t be terrorized by people who think they have a monopoly on people’s consciousness” she said - high-profi- - TP 4' le r' ' k V AV V'l ( AV V ! jP - ' - v- I i j i yr- 'itar f v ii m jg m !V s V f -" f jt is ' -- y'J - '' - 1 ff ' : r' Vif -- t ! i w r' j r '' ' ! ‘‘'O' ' ?-': ' s ? 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