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  • Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-TX, Gives Up the Fight to Keep House Seat

    08/13/2004 6:59:05 AM PDT · by Theodore R. · 2 replies · 446+ views
    Laredo, TX, Morning Times ^ | 08-13-04 | Badger, T.A., AP
    Ciro gives up the fight to keep seat BY T.A. BADGER Associated Press Writer SAN ANTONIO - After several ballot recounts and legal appeals, U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez has conceded defeat in his fight alleging vote fraud in March's District 28 Democratic primary. Laredo lawyer Henry Cuellar ends up beating Rodriguez by 58 votes out of nearly 50,000 cast in a contest marked by barrages of bitter accusations flying in both directions. Rodriguez threw in the towel late Wednesday after the Texas Supreme Court again rejected his request that it hear his appeal from a lower court. Just as it...