Meanwhile, President George W. Bush said the explosion should notderail the elections and that he hoped relatives of thosekilled know that their loved ones died in "a vital missionfor peace." "I'm confident democracy will prevail in Iraq," he said. In a related development, White House spokesman Scott McClellan, responding to a question about how Iraqis will be able to safely get tosome 9,000 polling places if U.S. troops can't secure theirown bases, said there was "security and peace" in 15 ofIraq's 18 provinces.--SPA1057 Local Time 0757 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/226749