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Louisiana Gov. Edwin W. Edwards challenged the Legislature to let voters decide his proposals for a lottery and casino gambling, pledging to resign if Louisiana voters don’t agree with him. “I am comfortable enough in my belief that the majority of the people want this that I will lay my political life on the line and resign if either proposal fails,” he told a state assessors convention in Baton Rouge.
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