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Combs to seek state comptroller job in 2006 election Associated Press AUSTIN (AP) — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs confirmed Friday she's planning to run for state comptroller in 2006, a job now held by fellow Republican Carole Keeton Strayhorn. Combs wouldn't divulge any conversations she's had with Strayhorn, but said she doesn't expect Strayhorn to run for the office in the next election. "I think it'll be an open primary," Combs said in a telephone interview. Strayhorn is considered a potential candidate for governor in 2006, although she won't say whether she's seeking the state's top job. "I love...