1. INTRODUCTION

2. SAMPLE SELECTION AND GALAXY PROPERTIES
2.1. Sample Selection
2.2. Galaxy Properties

3. OBSERVATIONS AND DATA ANALYSIS
3.1. Ultraviolet Spectroscopy from HST
3.2. Supporting Ground-based Observations

4. CHARACTERISTICS OF STRONG H I ABSORPTION IN THE CGM ABOUT LRGS

5. METALLICITY OF LRG CGM ABSORBERS

6. DISCUSSION
6.1. Mass of Cool Gas in the LRG CGM
6.2. Origins and Fate of Cool Gas in LRG Halos

7. SUMMARY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS