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July 27, 2004

Cowboys court Arlington

If at first you don't succeed, just ease on down the road: The Dallas Cowboys, stymied in attempts to get the city of Dallas to pay $425 million toward the cost of a new $650 million stadium, are now wooing nearby Arlington instead. Billionaire team owner Jerry Jones has reportedly proposed splitting the cost 50/50 with Arlington taxpayers - which, if the Dallas price tag holds, would mean a $325 million bill for the public.

The Cowboys say they'll negotiate exclusively with Arlington until August 17, at which point the city council will decide whether to put a stadium plan on the November ballot. Arlington mayor Robert Cluck admits that funding a Cowboys stadium could be "a hard sell," especially after voters raised sales taxes by 0.5% in 1992 to increase George W. Bush's net worth.

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