Aug 31 - Sept 6, 2003

Dean Story of the Day

Updated: 1/12/2009; 7:47:42 PM  MDT.

Stories Sept 7 - 13 here.

Sept 6 Stories:

Democrats Split on Pushing the Personal or the Political
New York Times - 1 hour ago
... But spend a day with Howard Dean and it is almost as if his life began the
day he stepped behind the governor's desk in Vermont 12 years ago. ...

Prepared for Arrows, Dean Is Hit Only by Kid Gloves
New York Times - 15 hours ago
5 When Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri and Howard Dean, the former
governor of Vermont, ran into each other outside a hotel ballroom hours ...

Democrats Seeking Presidency Denounce Bush Iraq Policy
New York Times - Sep 4, 2003
... If we need more troops, they are going to be foreign troops not our troops," said
Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont, who has been a leading opponent ...

Media Primary Commences as Democrats Run First Ads
Washington Post -- Howie Kurtz - 5 hours ago
... Dick Gephardt says his father was a milkman. Howard Dean says he's the man to
stand up to President Bush, unlike many timid Democrats in Washington. ...

Dean favors program welcoming foreign workers
Arizona Daily Sun, AZ - 6 hours ago
PHOENIX -- Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean said Friday he supports some
sort of guest-worker program -- but then objected to a key point in the two ...

Dean draws discontented Democrats
LA Times - 9 hours ago
... Maybe it goes without saying that in the Democratic presidential race, Seringer
would walk over broken glass for former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean. ...

Dean's mouth could make, break campaign
AP - 6 hours ago
By RON FOURNIER. PHOENIX -- Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean said
Friday he can be a bit too mouthy -- then went out and proved his point. ...

While I Was Away
Washington Post, DC - 8 hours ago
... of the news sections to cover the first big campaign kickoff rally locally for the
emerging Democratic Party front-runner, former Vermont governor Howard Dean ...

Dems Duke It Out in 1st Debate
Newsday - 9 hours ago
Albuquerque - Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean, a strong backer of free-trade
agreements during his tenure as Vermont's governor, said last night ...

Dean's Straight Talk Strays
Newsday - 9 hours ago
Albuquerque - Game time for Thursday's Democratic presidential debate was an hour
away, and Howard Dean was loosening up by throwing some verbal fastballs to a ...

To Dean, finance law is familiar dilemma
Boston Globe, MA - 8 hours ago
WASHINGTON -- Six years ago, then-Governor Howard Dean signed legislation
that he said would "change the way campaigns are run" in Vermont. ...

Kerry: All RéSumé, No Rationale
New London Day, CT - 8 hours ago
... in 2004. Nor is it the way to beat Howard Dean in the primaries, as
Massachusetts Senator John F. Kerry is finding out. The Clinton ...

Bush admits economy poor
AP - 8 hours ago
... we did not need further evidence that the economic policies of George W. Bush
have failed working Americans," said presidential candidate Howard Dean. ...

Outspoken ways on display
AP - 8 hours ago
PHOENIX -- Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean said yesterday
he can be a bit too outspoken -- then went out and proved his point. ...

Dems' Debate Focuses National Attention On NM And Hispanics
KRQE, NM - 2 hours ago
... KRQE News 13 caught up with Dick Gephardt and Howard Dean as they dropped in on
the remaining Texas Democrats holed up at the Marriott Uptown in northeast ...

Campaign challenges for Kerry
Hampshire Gazette, MA - 4 hours ago
... than five months away, Kerry is trailing former Vermont Gov. Howard
Dean in the polls. "If Kerry doesn't win in New Hampshire, his ...

Sept 5 Stories:

The not-so-great debate
Salon--Joan Walsh (watch ad, or subscription) - Sep 5, 2003
... Democrats who gave Bush a blank check on Iraq in Congress but attacked him in Albuquerque might have to step aside for the good of the party, and the world....

The Democratic Debate
Washington Post (TRANSCRIPT) - 2 hours ago
... I was originally leaning toward Howard Dean but found that several of the other
candidates were able to punch holes in his idealistic/overly simplistic views ...

A Two-Man Race?
Washington Post: Kurtz - 3 hours ago
... Glen Johnson: "The debate within the campaign of Senator John F.
Kerry about how to deal with Howard Dean is over. "As he tries ...

Democratic Rivals Focus Attacks on Bush
Washington Post - 6 hours ago
... six party-sanctioned debates with the race for the nomination wide open, yet with
all eyes fixed on the surging campaign of former Vermont governor Howard Dean ...

Dean's Passion, and His Problem
Washington Post, DC - 12 hours ago
... He was supposed to be the shoo-in in New Hampshire, back yard to his own Massachusetts.
But the latest poll shows him a stunning 20 points behind Howard Dean. ...

Howard Dean stumbles at the Democratic debate.
Slate - 13 hours ago
... to drive the point home, the Lieberman campaign circulates a press release entitled,
"HOWARD DEAN'S ... Chris Suellentrop is Slate's deputy Washington bureau chief ...

Democrats Seeking Presidency Denounce Bush Iraq Policy
New York Times - 5 hours ago
... If we need more troops, they are going to be foreign troops not our troops," said
Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont, who has been a leading opponent ...

Rival debaters unable to dent Dean's momentum
USA Today - 1 hour ago
... By the luck of the calendar, the mild-mannered Democratic face-off was the first
nationally televised test of Howard Dean in his new status as the man to the ...

Dean Campaign Launches Radio Ads in South Carolina Aimed at Black ... 
AP - 14 minutes ago
Democrat Howard Dean is launching radio ads in South Carolina Saturday aimed at
attracting black voters, who could make up almost half the electorate in the ...

DEM DEBATE RIVALS TAKE BEST SHOTS AT BUSH
New York Post, NY - 1 hour ago
... They're going to be foreign troops, as they should have been in the first place.
Ours need to come home," said Democratic front-runner Howard Dean. ...

Democratic Rivals Focus Barbs on Bush
Hampton Roads Daily Press, VA - 5 minutes ago
ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- Struggling to stand out in a crowded field, seven Democratic
presidential candidates avoided conflict with front-runner Howard Dean and ...

In 1st big debate, Democrats put pressure on Dean
Orlando Sentinel, FL - 35 minutes ago
... It is Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont, who drew the sharpest attacks
from fellow Democrats in a 90-minute debate, aired on public television to a ...

Dean debates rivals
Bennington Banner, VT - 1 hour ago
... Howard Dean's rivals seeking to slow the momentum he has built in a summer surge,
the contenders spent most of their time assailing the president's policies. ...

Four candidates atop South Carolina poll, almost half undecided
Stamford Advocate, CT - 35 minutes ago
John Edwards, John Kerry and Howard Dean were grouped with Lieberman, though none
were above 10 percent in the poll released Thursday by Zogby International. ...

New Curators at the Modern
New York Times - 5 hours ago
... Infamy Is Fleeting After Howard Dean was criticized for making his presidential pitch
in front of a colorful display of graffiti at his Bryant Park rally last ...

Sen. Kerry shifts gears
Baltimore Sun, MD; Jules Witcover - 19 minutes ago
... It has come, however, in the heavy shadow of the categorical condemnation
of the Iraq invasion by Democratic presidential rival Howard Dean. ...

Candidates must woo minorities
Knight Ridder / Charlotte Observer, NC - 43 minutes ago
Democratic presidential hopefuls, including frontrunner Howard Dean,
need to start addressing minority issues. Minorities constitute ...

Sept 4 Stories:

Something to Talk About
New York Times - 3 hours ago
... uninsured). On the supposedly "liberal" side, Howard Dean, John Kerry
and Richard Gephardt say they eventually want to cover everyone. ...

Anger Management
Washington Post, DC - Sep 4, 2003
In one corner we have Howard Dean, the hot candidate of the moment (if you exclude
a certain actor who plays a robot), ripping the Republicans and lifting the ...

Democratic Candidates Chase Dean
Washington Post, (audio)- 23 hours ago
Former Vermont governor Howard Dean leads the field of Democratic presidential
contenders heading into tonight's debate at the University of New Mexico. ...

The Campaign’s New Math
Newsweek - 5 hours ago
... Democrats are divided on whether they believe in them in the first place.
Front runner Howard Dean is vowing to repeal all of Bush’s tax cuts. ...

Democrats, DC at odds over first primary
AP - 5 hours ago
... It will be a test for Howard Dean to see if he can get the black vote," Lichtman
said of the former Vermont governor who has led in early polls in New ...

Democratic race pivots on Dean
Christian Science Monitor - 7 hours ago
... the growing dominance of former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean is changing
the dynamics of the race. In a field characterized for months ...

Poll Shows Democrats Have Work Cut Out In 2004
AP- 1 hour ago
... beat him. Among the Democratic candidates, Joseph Lieberman, Dick
Gephardt and Howard Dean topped the field in the poll. But they ...

CAMPAIGN CONFIDENTIAL
Forward, NY - 2 hours ago
... If Lieberman fails generally, the black vote is even more in play. Kerry's
main rival, Howard Dean, is nowhere in the African-American community. ...

A few claps and a few tears for Kerry in NH
Politics NH, NH - 2 hours ago
... Gov. Howard Dean and a statement from a Kerry advisor saying the Bay
State Senator could survive without winning in New Hampshire. ...

Dean ’ s backers prepare
Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - 18 minutes ago
... One Dean supporter wanted to know. “Give them as little wiggle room as possible,”
Dunne said. “Ask, ‘Can Howard Dean count on your vote Jan. 27?’”. ...

Howard Dean Supporters in Little Rock
KATV, AR - 1 hour ago
Little Rock - Howard Dean supporters are bringing their campaign to
Little Rock. Arkansans met up Wednesday evening at Community ...

Dean for President campaign starts in Hall
Access North Georgia, GA - 4 hours ago
By Jerry Gunn. Deep in Georgia Republican country a support group
is forming for A Democratic Presidential hopeful, Howard Dean. ...

The Silent Generation
American Daily, OH - 5 hours ago
... It seems as if Vermont Governor Howard Dean is slowly applying a chokehold on
the nomination, as his "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not gonna take it anymore ...

Inside Politics
Washington Times, DC - 30 minutes ago
... Howard Dean for saying "John Ashcroft is not a patriot.". "Howard Dean
is a cruel and extremist demagogue," Mr. DeLay said in a statement. ...

Democrats to hold 'bilingual debate'
Washington Times, DC - 30 minutes ago
... The 90-minute debate, meanwhile, will showcase the political diversities
of Carol Moseley-Braun, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Howard Dean, Sen. ...

Gephardt banking on loyalty, experience
Bettendorf News, IA - 32 minutes ago
... It’s not easy. The field is crowded. Some guy few heard of a year
ago — Howard Dean — is setting fire to the grass roots. ...

Sept 3 Stories:

John Kerry’s missing courage
Slate (PERHAPS THE BEST PIECE THIS POLITICAL SEASON. READ THIS.)
...Lately, I've thought about Kerry's service when I watch Howard Dean, the candidate Kerry is trying to overtake. Now, there's a guy who looks like he fought in Vietnam. Dean's words always seem to be holding back an inferno of anger. ... When Dean disagrees with you, he makes you feel as though it's your problem. I know Kerry fought and Dean didn't. But it's still hard to believe.

Why Dean and Franken are so hot right now
Salon (David Talbot) DEAN STORY OF THE DAY
... After years of being kicked in the teeth by GOP bullies, Democrats have finally found two brawlers who know how to give it back ...

Another 2000 in Election 2004?
Washington Post - 4 hours ago
... John Kerry led Sen. John Edwards, with former Vermont governor Howard Dean
coming in third, although Dean's popularity has been surging of late. ...

Kerry formally starts run for presidency
AP - 4 minutes ago
... senator was viewed as the Democratic front-runner in the crowded field of nine, but
that perception evaporated in the heat of party rival Howard Dean's summer ...

Kerry to air television ads in Iowa
Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN - 7 hours ago
... one ad. "That is an astonishing failure.". Recent polls in Iowa show
Kerry trailing rivals Howard Dean and Dick Gephardt. In one ...

LAGGING KERRY 'OFFICIALLY' HITS CAMPAIGN TRAIL
New York Post, NY - 1 hour ago
... John Kerry yesterday held an "official" campaign kickoff and tried to play catch-up
with front-runner Howard Dean by blasting President Bush as a man with a ...

Grass-Roots Route
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
... He says Howard Dean reminds him of Paul Wellstone, the firebrand Senate
liberal from Minnesota who was killed in a plane crash last fall. ...

Democrats Quarrel Over Primary Dates
AP - 3 hours ago
... It will be a test for Howard Dean to see if he can get the black vote," Lichtman
said of the former Vermont governor who has led in early polls in New ...

Howard Dean's Rise Offers Lessons for Democrats
Reuters, - 11 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rapid rise of maverick White House hopeful Howard Dean
has many Democratic insiders worried, but party strategists say the Dean ...

Kucinich has knack for beating the odds
Bettendorf News, IA - 4 hours ago
... Loebsack, who just recently decided to support Howard Dean of Vermont, said his
fellow activists may respond to Kucinich with their hearts, but their heads ...

Trying to Push Clark Over the Bar
Washington Post, DC - 6 hours ago
... In the Zogby blind poll, Clark's resume beat the resumes of former Vermont
governor Howard Dean, Sen. John Kerry, Sen. John Edwards, Sen. ...

Lieberman Offers Plan to Widen Health Coverage
Washington Post, DC - 6 hours ago
... Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo.) would cost $2.5 trillion over 10 years, and former Vermont
governor Howard Dean's proposal would cost $932 billion, according to ...

Kerry Opens Campaign on War Theme
Washington Post - 6 hours ago
... Kerry, looking to pump new life into a campaign overwhelmed by the soaring antiwar
candidacy of former Vermont governor Howard Dean, is calculating that ...

Lieberman's Health Care Plan Offers Benefits to All Children
New York Times - 6 hours ago
... Acres Elementary School in Silver Spring, Md., Mr. Lieberman took special aim at
the three Democrats who appear to be running ahead of the field Howard Dean ...

Relishing the fall agenda
The Hill, DC - 8 hours ago
... Howard Dean’s surprising emergence as the early frontrunner has dramatically changed
the calculus of the 2004 campaign, even as the Supreme Court considers ...

On the Same Page
Seattle Weekly, WA - 3 hours ago
... Howard Dean’s yet-untitled political memoir will be published by Simon & Schuster
this November, and I can’t wait for the pademonium at that reading/signing ...

A Lean, Mean Fighting Machine: Why Dean Deserves His Party's ...
Men's News Daily, CA - 9 hours ago
by Jonathan David Morris. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean has taken
a 38 to 17 percent lead over Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry in ...

Sept 2 Stories:

What you need to know about the fall campaign
USA Today - 1 hour ago
... Do you know how your favorite candidate is doing? Former Vermont Governor Howard
Dean has the most buzz going into the fall. By Greg Wahl-Stephens, AP. ...

In Iowa, the Field of Democratic Hopefuls Is Just a Blur
New York Times - 2 hours ago
... And we're spending billions of dollars overseas." Howard Dean, he said, has some
appeal because of his stance against a war that Mr. Graves finds too costly. ...

Candidates Point to Economy and Jobs as Reasons to Vote ...
New York Times - 3 hours ago
... But I think the driving force in their day-to-day lives are jobs and health
care." Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont who is riding a wave of ...

John Kerry ’ s missing courage
Slate via MSNBC - 10 hours ago
... politician. Lately, I’ve thought about Kerry’s service when I
watch Howard Dean, the candidate Kerry is trying to overtake. ...

Bush: Industry To Get Boost
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
... Former Vermont governor Howard Dean said during a cross-country tour last week:
"The first thing we're going to do is have jobs in the country again.". Sen. ...

Fleischer Finds Something to Do With His New Spare Time: Raise ...
Washington Post, DC - 1 hour ago
... During brief luncheon remarks at the Vermont National Country Club, Fleischer
made no mention of the state's former governor, Howard Dean, a Democratic ...

Bush, Democrats hit campaign trail
MSNBC - 2 hours ago
... Howard Dean called Bush a poor custodian of the nation’s economy and
condemned the Bush tax cuts as handouts for big corporations. ...

Dean picks up key backer in Iowa
AP - 1 hour ago
... Howard Dean told union members that higher working class wages and increased investment
in small business are key components to his plan for economic recovery. ...

Kerry Spends 11th Hour Working on Speech Launching Candidacy
FOX News - 1 hour ago
Once considered the front-runner, Kerry now trails Howard Dean (search) in New Hampshire
and is bunched at the top of the field with Dick Gephardt (search) and ...

Bush faces fall frenzy of policy, campaigning
Washington Times, DC - 7 minutes ago
... with children. Mr. Bush also faces criticism from former Vermont Gov.
Howard Dean, a Democratic presidential hopeful. Mr. Dean has ...

Set to make candidacy official, Kerry faces question of theme
Washington Times, DC - 7 minutes ago
... Vermont Gov. Howard Dean in New Hampshire and is bunched at the top of
the field with Rep. Richard A. Gephardt and Mr. Dean in Iowa. Mr ...

Liberals find many ways to spread word
Washington Times, DC - 7 minutes ago
... Howard Dean, who has parlayed an antiwar message to rise from obscurity
to front-runner status for his party's presidential nomination. ...

Activists, candidates decry weak national economy, bash Bush, GOP
Bettendorf News, IA - 44 minutes ago
... if elected, he would support changes in health insurance coverage such as those espoused
by Democratic presidential candidates Richard Gephardt and Howard Dean ...  

Howard Dean May Inspire New Generation of Reagan Democrats
RushLimbaugh.com - 10 hours ago
Detroit News columnist Nolan Finley's latest column bares the headline: "Howard Dean
May Inspire New Generation of Reagan Democrats." Quote: "What's giving the ...

Watch Hillary to Gauge Bush’s Strength
RushLimbaugh.com - 10 hours ago
If you want to know how well Bush is doing, pay no attention to the press,
Howard Dean, John F. Kerry, Joe F. Lieberman or Dick F. Gephardt. ...

McAuliffe Name Hurts DNC $$
RushLimbaugh.com - 10 hours ago
Yes, you've been told the Democrats are coming back, that Bush can be had, that
Bush is weak - and that Howard Dean is lighting this country on fire. ...

Vapid, Boring Kerry Spews His Cud
RushLimbaugh.com - 10 hours ago
... It really all comes down to Iraq, folks. These guys like Kerry, Howard Dean and the
rest of them haven't the slightest idea what's really going on over there. ...

Sept 1 Stories:

Political Parties Shift Emphasis to Core Voters
New York Times - Sep 1, 2003
... This changing environment is one force that has made the presidential campaign of
Howard Dean, who has assembled an extraordinarily motivated base of supporters ...

Lieberman, Gephardt, Dean top national poll, but few voters ...
AP- Sep 1, 2003
... Joe Lieberman, Dick Gephardt and Howard Dean topped the field in the poll, with
relatively low numbers that ... The poll of 775 registered voters was taken Aug. ...

Few Paying Mind To Dem Candidates
AP - Sep 1, 2003
... Joe Lieberman, Dick Gephardt and Howard Dean topped the field in the poll, with
relatively low numbers that ... The poll of 775 registered voters was taken Aug. ...

Dean begins ad campaign in SC
WIS, SC - Sep 1, 2003
(Columbia) Aug. ... Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean will start running his ad Monday.
Dean will be the second candidate to have his ads run in South Carolina. ...

Enthusiasm for Democrat slow, poll shows
Washington Times, DC - Sep 1, 2003
... percent. An Iowa poll conducted Aug. ... country. And my vision, I think,
is stronger and better than Howard Dean's," Mr. Kerry said.

For Kerry, Playing Catch-Up
Washington Post - Sep 1, 2003
... the front-runner for the nomination -- is struggling to catch fire in early voting
states and adapt to the sudden and race-altering surge of rival Howard Dean. ...

(I had strep throat and did not capture all the stories this day, but got the major ones.)

Aug 31 Stories:

The General on the Edge
Newsweek - 7 hours ago
... People here are still looking for a knight in shining armor.” In fact, what
many Democrats are looking for is a credible alternative to Dr. Howard Dean ...

Graham Skips the Quiet Car
New York Times - 8 hours ago
... Practicing Podiatry at 20,000 Feet HOWARD DEAN has not practiced medicine
for a dozen years, since he first became governor of Vermont. ... Candidates Tiptoe Into DC Primary
Washington Post, DC - 41 minutes ago
... Sharpton of New York. "That would be a problem.". Some candidates, such
as former Vermont governor Howard Dean, Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass ...

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