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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?Former Housing Secretary Juli谩n Castro is ann stanley cup ouncing he needs to raise $800,000 in the next 10 days or he ;ll drop out of the presidential race.Castro made the announcement Monday in a fundraising email, saying his campaign is in dire need of resources. Castro s stanley cup ays without the money he won ;t be able to make the November debate and his campaign will have to shut down.READ MORE: What does Juli谩n Castro believe Where the candidate st stanley cup ands on 8 issuesThe plea is similar to one made by New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker last month. Booker netted $2.1 million in 10 days, after a number of his opponents and other elected officials rallied around him and encouraged people to give.Castro has been polling at the bottom of the pack and during the third quarter raised just $3.5 million. Castro ended the quarter with less than $700,000 cash on hand. Left: Former HUD Secretary and Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro speaks to members of the media the morning after participating in the first U.S. 2020 presidential election Democratic candidates debate in Miami, Florida, on June 27, 2019. Photo by Mike Segar/Reuters Related Biden faces pressure from centrist Dems worried about Warren rise By Bill Barrow, Jxuc WATCH: NASA gives update on Mars helicopter Ingenuity
Iraq decision to ignore the U.S. ultimatum came during a joint meeting of the Revolution Command Council Iraq highest executive body and the leadership of Saddam ruling Ba ;ath party.Iraq al-Shabab television, owned by Saddam son Uday, broadcast the meeting and showed Saddam, dressed in a military uniform, chairing the meeting.The meeting stressed stanley cup that Iraq and all its sons were fully ready to confront the invading aggressors and repel them, said a statement read by an announcer. Iraq doesn ;t choose its path through foreigners and doesn ;t choose its leaders by decree from Washington, London or Tel Aviv.The cabinet statement also personally blasted President Bush, calling his coalition gathered ag adidas campus ainst Iraq pathetic.The pathetic Bush was hoping 8230; to achieve his evil targets without a fight through declaration which reflects a state of isolation and defeat from which he and his pathetic allies are suffering from, the statement from the meeting continued.Uday Hussein also attacked the Amer stanley cup ican president, accusing him of being unstable and saying Mr. Bush 8220 hould give up power in America with his family.In the United States, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer responded to the Iraqi statements, saying, This is the latest mistake Iraq could make. It would be Saddam final mistake.During the brie