Nov 8 - Dec 4, 2003

Dean Story of the Day 

My essay on why the Old Guard Dems need to step aside.

Updated: 1/12/2009; 7:48:27 PM  MDT.

Dec 3 Stories:

Edwards Tries Personal Touch to Gain in Iowa
New York Times - 49 minutes ago
... Many Democrats see the race here as a contest between Howard Dean, the former
governor of Vermont, and Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri. ...

Dean Says He's Now Considering Unsealing Vermont Files
New York Times - 49 minutes ago
... criticism for another day over his decision on leaving office as governor of Vermont
to keep many of his official papers secret for a decade, Howard Dean said ...

Edwards Lets Staff Heads Do the Talking
Washington Post, DC - 1 hour ago
... Joseph I. Lieberman (Conn.) declined to criticize Howard Dean's more
expensive proposal, saying they were both "in the same ballpark.". ...

Dean, Gephardt Battle for Lead in Iowa
Guardian, UK - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - Howard Dean and Dick Gephardt are battling for the lead in the
Democratic presidential race in Iowa as they have for the last few months ...

 Dean — so far — seems to have no Achilles heel
USA Today - 1 hour ago
Blessed with money and momentum, Howard Dean has become a modern-day Achilles
dominating the Democratic presidential race. His increasingly ...

It's a Book Party
Washington Post, DC - 1 hour ago
... The promo material for "Winning Back America" by Howard Dean, for example, explains
that the book was "written in the candidate's own words." In "A Call to ...

Dean Records May Remain Sealed
Washington Post, DC - 1 hour ago
... 1 -- Howard Dean, facing criticism for going to unusual lengths to seal records
of his governorship of Vermont, said Tuesday that he is unlikely to make a ...

Gephardt appears on ‘ Tonight Show ’
MSNBC - 17 minutes ago
... insurance.”. Polls indicate that Gephardt is in a tight race with
former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean for the Jan 19 Iowa caucuses. Dean ...

Too Scared To Talk Straight
Washington Post, DC - 27 minutes ago
The image that sticks in my mind from the recent Democratic debate is of a dour John
Kerry, beamed in from Washington, baiting Howard Dean on Medicare spending ...

Putting the oval in office
Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX - 1 hour ago
... Howard Dean got in trouble for urging the party to appeal to Southern white males,
describing them as guys with Confederate decals on their pickup trucks. ...

Clark goes back to school
PoliticsNH.com, NH - 1 hour ago
... When the group of students originally met, more than 100 students from several
states gathered to hear former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and US Rep. ...

Swearing Fealty to Ethanol
New York Times - 1 hour ago
... Instead we have Howard Dean, who claims the title of this year's truth-telling
candidate, defending ethanol subsidies as essential for American security. ...

Dean's campaign trail leads away from NH
Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - 2 hours ago
MONTPELIER - With a double-digit lead and the primary less than eight weeks away,
Howard Dean has only one visit to New Hampshire scheduled between now and ...

Dean hits big media
Daily Variety (subscription) - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential frontrunner Howard Dean has taken to bashing
big media in recent days, tapping into a national movement against media ...

Dean has something to hide, say rivals
Guardian, UK - 2 hours ago
Howard Dean, frontrunner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination,
was on the defensive yesterday over claims he had blocked access to records ...

Howard Dean Speaks in Cedar Rapids
WHBF, IL - 2 hours ago
With a month and a half before the all-important Iowa Caucuses Howard
Dean took his campaign to Cedar Rapids Tuesday. Dean spoke ...

Super Seven primary states hold key . . .
Charleston Gazette, WV - 3 hours ago
... Feb. 3 will probably take a big chunk of the field out,'' said Joe Trippi,
manager of Howard Dean's front-running campaign. Candidates ...

Does Teresa Heinz Trust John Kerry?
Slate - 3 hours ago
... This narrative acquired more than sentimental interest a couple of weeks ago after
Kerry decided to follow Howard Dean's lead and opt out of public financing ...

Dec 2 Stories:

Dean Defends Sealing His Papers as Governor
New York Times - 23 minutes ago
Howard Dean yesterday defended a decision he made when he left office as governor
of Vermont to keep nearly half of his official papers secret for a decade ...

Medical Students Go Beyond Books to Learn About Activism
New York Times - 5 hours ago
... University of Pennsylvania. Doctors were tackling policy issues long
before Howard Dean became a presidential candidate. They have ...

Tiny but Trusted Inner Circle Surrounds Dean
Washington Post, DC - 2 hours ago
By Paul Farhi. OTTUMA, Iowa -- Howard Dean likes to travel fast and light.
When the former Vermont governor and Democratic presidential ...

Dean Plugs Gaps in Experience
Washington Post, DC - 2 hours ago
As governor of Vermont for nearly 12 years, Howard Dean grappled with a number
of issues he would probably have to face as president: health care reform ...

Dec 1 Stories:

The costs of Medicare
MSNBC - 14 hours ago
... bad back and wound up on the ski slopes of Aspen like Howard Dean ... to sacrifice social
services in an aggressive effort to balance the federal budget.” — Des ...

Gephardt Wants Increased Security Funds
Washington Post - 10 hours ago
Battling front-runner Howard Dean for a critical win in the Jan. 19
caucus state, the Missouri congressman proposed the creation ...

Clark, Edwards Unveil New Ads
Washington Post, DC - 11 hours ago
... In New Hampshire polls, Clark is one of four candidates trailing front-runner
Howard Dean and Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts. The others are Sen. ...

Dean Assails Bush on Defense
Washington Post - 17 hours ago
... war resolution that passed. "What's clearly going on here is Howard
Dean is hearing our footsteps," Lehane said. Dean also faulted ...

Nov 30 Stories:

Party On, Candidates
New York Times - Nov 29, 2003
Howard Dean, who turned 55 on Nov. 17, used the occasion to spend quality
time with a group of very special people in his life: anyone ...

Storied Past, Golden Résumé But Mixed Reviews for Kerry
New York Times - Nov 29, 2003
... He dismissed his campaign manager, lost two other staffers and joined Howard Dean
in opting out of the public campaign finance system so he would not be bound ...

The Chant Not Heard
New York Times - Nov 29, 2003
... the Bush team is such a partisan, ideological, nonhealing administration that many
liberals just want to punch its lights out which is what the Howard Dean ...

Eection Is Now for Bush Campaign
Washington Post - Nov 29, 2003
Bush's campaign has an e-mail list totaling 6 million people, 10 times the number
that Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean has, and the Bush ...

In GOP Ratings Game, Dean Runs 2nd to Nobody
Washington Post, DC - Nov 29, 2003
... that when Democrats were asked which candidate they would prefer, Mr. Other led all
candidates with 15 percent, followed by former Vermont governor Howard Dean ...

Education Debate Going to College
Washington Post, DC - Nov 29, 2003
... service. Several candidates are pushing for an expansion of AmeriCorps,
including front-runner Howard Dean, a former Vermont governor. ...

Critics in Vermont Rally Around Dean
Washington Post, DC - Nov 29, 2003
... As a steadfast core of liberal Democratic politicians in Vermont, they spent more
than a decade working closely, and often butting heads, with Howard Dean. ...

Two See Iowa as Crucial Battleground
Washington Post - Nov 29, 2003
... Our campaign is the campaign with new energy. That's what differentiates
Howard Dean this year. That may be a pretty decisive factor.". ...

Primary School
Washington Post, DC - Nov 29, 2003
... $2,000? That day's announcements didn't mention the special event the
next evening: a town meeting with Howard Dean in the school gym. ...

Nov 29 Stories:

The Chant Not Heard
New York Times - 2 hours ago
... the Bush team is such a partisan, ideological, nonhealing administration that many
liberals just want to punch its lights out which is what the Howard Dean ...

Upping the Campaign Ante
New York Times - 15 hours ago
... Howard Dean of Vermont and Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts to abandon publicly
subsidized campaign spending limits so tinged with high-minded regret was ...

No Escaping The Red Ink as Bush Pens '04 Agenda
New York Times - 15 hours ago
... had been "built on a foundation of reckless and irresponsible tax cuts and record-setting
levels of debt," one Democratic presidential candidate, Howard Dean ...

2004 Is Now for Bush's Campaign
Washington Post, DC - 1 hour ago
... Bush's campaign Web site already has signed up 6 million supporters, 10 times the
number that Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean has, and the Bush ...

Two See Iowa as Crucial Battleground
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
... Our campaign is the campaign with new energy. That's what differentiates
Howard Dean this year. That may be a pretty decisive factor.". ...

Primary School
Washington Post, DC - 5 hours ago
... $2,000? That day's announcements didn't mention the special event the
next evening: a town meeting with Howard Dean in the school gym. ...

Politics and Patience
Washington Post, DC - 13 hours ago
14] EJ Dionne Jr. argued that movement figures such as Howard Dean run the
risk of following in Barry Goldwater's footsteps to landslide defeat. ...

Iowa emerges as showdown state
MSNBC - 2 hours ago
... Our campaign is the campaign with new energy. That’s what differentiates
Howard Dean this year. That may be a pretty decisive factor.”. ...

Faith emerging as new fault line in US politics
San Jose Mercury News, CA - 3 hours ago
... Howard Dean, said recently that he prayed privately, but quit being an Episcopalian
in a dispute with his parish over a bike path, recently linked God with ...

Dems race divides allegiances of union members
Detroit News, MI - 11 hours ago
... Federal of State, County and Municipal Employees and the Service Employees International
Union -- broke ranks with their labor brethren to support Howard Dean. ...

Behind his harsh words, Dean aims to project hope
Detroit News, MI - 11 hours ago
DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Howard Dean was finishing another firebrand speech in which
he lambasted President Bush, this time for his education reforms. ...

Democratic Race Sows Labor Disunion
Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - 13 hours ago
... of State, County and Municipal Employees and the Service Employees International
Union — broke ranks with their labor brethren to support Howard Dean. ...

Deficit may hurt Bush in 2004
Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - 14 hours ago
... had been "built on a foundation of reckless and irresponsible tax cuts and record-setting
levels of debt," one Democratic presidential candidate, Howard Dean ...

Democratic Hopefuls Fla.-Bound
Tampa Tribune, FL - 14 hours ago
... Howard Dean, whose surge has surprised the other candidates and political experts
nationwide. By March 9, 29 other states will have held caucuses or primaries. ...

Southern identity grows less assertive
Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA - 17 hours ago
... The South -- the home of good ol' boys and pickup trucks, the stereotypical images
recently mentioned by Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean; of ...

Nov 28 Stories:

Democrats Temper Praise for Bush Visit With Criticism
New York Times - 18 hours ago
... won't change the fact that those brave men and women should never have been fighting
in Iraq in the first place," said Jay Carson, a spokesman for Howard Dean ...

Financing Moves by 2 Democrats Recast Early Campaign Fights
New York Times - 19 hours ago
The decisions by Howard Dean and Senator John Kerry to withdraw from the campaign
finance system are sharply altering the early Democratic presidential ...

How to Fix Financing
Washington Post, DC - 16 hours ago
... Bush dropped out again. Then Howard Dean withdrew, fearing that Bush's money
machine would overwhelm him if he won the Democratic nomination. ...

Critics in Vermont Rally Around Dean
Washington Post, DC - 19 hours ago
... As a steadfast core of liberal Democratic politicians in Vermont, they spent more
than a decade working closely, and often butting heads, with Howard Dean. ...

Anger Trumping Hope in Dean's Message
Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - 15 hours ago
... DAVENPORT, Iowa — Howard Dean was finishing another firebrand speech in
which he lambasted President Bush, this time for his education reforms. ...

Building With 'Clicks and Mortar'
Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - 15 hours ago
... Well, you don't need to be Howard Dean's political opponents to know that IT —
and the Internet in particular — does indeed continue to "matter." And ...

SC blacks could tip primary
Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA - 17 hours ago
... the 2004 presidential race. Unlike Iowa, which favors former Vermont
Gov. Howard Dean and Rep. Dick Gephardt of neighboring Missouri ...

WONDER LAND
Opinion Journal, NJ - 17 hours ago
... There were as well many closely harmonized choral pieces on Medicare and Iraq, but
my favorite song was "Negotiate With North Korea." Howard Dean, the middle ...

Democrat Joe Lieberman Pitches Tax Plan
AP - 31 minutes ago
... Compared to plans by rivals Howard Dean and Dick Gephardt, Lieberman said most
Americans would get about $2,700 more from his plan, enough for four months ...

States and dates to watch
Straits Times, Singapore - 55 minutes ago
... the vote. Jan 19, Iowa: Congressman Richard Gephardt from neighbouring
Missouri is running neck and neck with Dr Howard Dean. He ...

The hot favourite vs dynamic underdog
Straits Times, Singapore - 56 minutes ago
... going for him. Intriguingly, the Democrat Party has come up with an
unorthodox contender called Dr Howard Dean. An archetypal dark ...

Lieberman talks to shoppers about his tax plan
Stamford Advocate, CT - 1 hour ago
... Compared with plans by rivals Howard Dean and Dick Gephardt, Lieberman said most
Americans would get about $2,700 more from his plan, enough for four months of ...

Bush, Dean Favorite Targets In Iowa Debate
AP - 1 hour ago
... Dick Gephardt used the looming vote on a sweeping overhaul of Medicare to try
to hurt Howard Dean during the fifth democratic presidential debate Monday. ...

Poll: Religious beliefs sway politics
Contra Costa Times, CA - 3 hours ago
... Howard Dean, said recently that he prayed privately, but quit being an Episcopalian
in a dispute with his parish over a bike path, recently linked God with ...

Bush's Iraq trip gets wary praise from rivals
Bangkok Post, Thailand - 4 hours ago
... won't change the fact that those brave men and women should never have been fighting
in Iraq in the first place,'' said Jay Carson, a spokesman for Howard Dean ...

Rocker Joan Jett a Howard Dean Delegate
WJXX, FL - 5 hours ago
ALBANY, NY (AP) -- Does Howard Dean love rock 'n' roll? He'd better or
he may hear from one of his potential national convention delegates. ...

Bush back from Baghdad
Washington Times, DC - 4 hours ago
... they) ... should never have been fighting in Iraq in the first place,"
a spokesman for presidential hopeful Howard Dean reportedly said.

Dean, Kerry influence rivals' spending
Rutland Herald, VT - 18 hours ago
The decisions by Howard Dean and John Kerry to withdraw from the campaign finance
system are sharply altering the early Democratic presidential nominating ...

Clark would suspend parts of Patriot Act
NH Primary, United States - Nov 27, 2003
... Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman have
criticized the act, but have yet to endorse any plan to change it. ...

Media Behind Push For "Gay Marriage"
American Daily, OH - 5 hours ago
... and Steven Goldstein. They had a ceremony in presidential candidate Howard
Dean’s home state of Vermont. Duane McCallister, publisher ...

President's foes caught off-guard by trip to Baghdad
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 12 hours ago
... won't change the fact that those brave men and women should never have been fighting
in Iraq in the first place," said Jay Carson, a spokesman for Howard Dean ...

Stigma Weakens for Pols Who Smoked Pot
AP - 13 hours ago
... John Edwards and Howard Dean -- each answered with an unadorned "yes," drawing
enthusiastic applause from the "Rock the Vote" event's youthful audience. ...

Nonstop Air Ball
Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - 14 hours ago
... said. (And yes, Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean was on
the show several times when he was governor of Vermont.). "Tom ...

Nov 27 Stories:

Dean, Kerry promote education funds
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 26, 2003
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean called
for the creation of federal trust funds for children. Kerry's ...

House, Painting and Wife Join in Kerry Financing
New York Times - Nov 26, 2003
... candidate to forgo public financing in the primaries, he said he was doing so reluctantly
because of new rules being followed by his rival Howard Dean, who has ...

Dean Pauses to Reflect on a Brother's Long Trip Home
New York Times - Nov 26, 2003
26 Howard Dean's eyes followed the flag-draped container on Wednesday as four servicemen
slowly marched it from a mammoth cargo plane past a military color ...

Dean Attends Repatriation Service for Brother
Washington Post, DC - Nov 26, 2003
... 26 -- Howard Dean stood on the tarmac of Hickam Air Force Base on Wednesday,
hand over his heart, and for a few solemn moments he was not foremost a ...

Howard Dean Attends Return of Brother's Remains from Southeast ...
Washington Post, DC - Nov 26, 2003
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Democratic presidential contender Howard Dean joined
family members Wednesday for the emotional return of the remains of three ...

Talking Points Live
Washington Post - Nov 26, 2003
... _______________________. Howard Dean bashes members of Congress who voted for the
Iraq resolution, yet he was not up for re-election and had nothing to lose. ...

The Debate Over the Debates
Washington Post, DC - Nov 26, 2003
... It has a meaning. And I think most people know exactly what I mean. KERRY: Look,
can I just correct something Howard Dean said, because this is very important? ...

Nov 26 Stories:

Ostriches, polka music add to hoopla in DM
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 25, 2003
... Most of the big blue signs were for Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, former
Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt. ...

Rivals gun for Dean in Iowa debate
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 25, 2003
John Kerry made a concerted effort Monday to slow the momentum of rival Howard Dean
in the 2004 campaign's first nationally televised Democratic presidential ...

Gephardt Attacks Bush and Rivals on Affirmative Action
New York Times - Nov 25, 2003
... Those rivals are Senators Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut and John
Kerry of Massachusetts and former Gov. Howard Dean of Vermont. ...

For '04 Cash, Edwards Will Show Up at Door, in Hardcover
New York Times - Nov 25, 2003
... Other authors who are Democratic candidates, like Howard Dean and Senators Joseph
I. Lieberman and John Kerry, are not using their books for fund-raising. ...

An Advertising War Over Terrorism
Washington Post, DC - Nov 25, 2003
... Howard Dean is committed to fighting terrorism and protecting our national
security. But Howard Dean opposed the war in Iraq from the beginning. ...

The Medicine Conservatives Can't Swallow
Washington Post - Nov 25, 2003
... reports: "On a day when Congress moved toward final approval of a Medicare reform
bill sought by President Bush, Howard Dean came under attack at a Democratic ...

Nov 25 Stories:

As Democratic caucuses edge closer, most Iowa activists remain ...
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 24, 2003
... Howard Dean. "I'm really watching for medical issues," she said. "We're
not senior citizens, but we can't afford our medicine either. ...

In Their Own Words
New York Times - Nov 24, 2003
... people will look at this and say, `Well, something's better than nothing.' But when
it really is a Trojan horse, you shouldn't go for it." HOWARD DEAN "This ...

Democratic Candidates for President Debate in Iowa
New York Times - Nov 24, 2003
... BROKAW: Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich. KUCINICH: Thank you, sir. BROKAW: Governor
Howard Dean. Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun. Congressman Richard Gephardt. ...

In New Hampshire, Lieberman Aims Ad at McCain Supporters
New York Times - Nov 24, 2003
... Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont who is far ahead in the polls in
New Hampshire, is billing himself as an insurgent, as Mr. McCain once did. ...

Technological Dub Erases a Bush Flub for a Republican Ad
New York Times - Nov 24, 2003
... speech and excerpt was noticed by strategists for former Gov. Howard
Dean of Vermont. They saw it as they put together their own ...

Rivals Attack Dean at Debate, Focusing on Medicare
New York Times - Nov 24, 2003
24 On a day when Congress moved toward final approval of a Medicare reform bill
sought by President Bush, Howard Dean came under attack at a Democratic ...

Voter's Block
Washington Post - Nov 24, 2003
... his decision, the visits and phone calls from John Kerry will cease, as will the
ones from Joe Lieberman and John Edwards and Wes Clark and Howard Dean and old ...

Laos Transfers Remains, Likely Including Dean's Brother
Washington Post, DC - Nov 24, 2003
... Laos on Monday handed over to US authorities what are believed to be the remains
of Charles Dean, the long-missing brother of presidential candidate Howard Dean ...

Debate Bingo : The GOP's Parlor Game
Washington Post, DC - Nov 24, 2003
... watched a portion of each of the debates, and they're excited to finally see a little
action as the gloves come off between Gephardt and frontrunner Howard Dean ...

Media Backtalk
Washington Post - Nov 24, 2003
... That RNC ad has also sparked a fierce counterattack -- response ads from Howard
Dean and John Kerry, and Tom Daschle ripping it yesterday as "repulsive" and ...

Big News or No News
Washington Post, DC - Nov 24, 2003
... Democratic presidential candidate Dick Gephardt says Howard Dean, as governor of
Vermont, was prone to targeting services for the poor and disabled when his ...

Nov 24 Stories:

Why the Democrats Are All Boxed In
TIME - Nov 23, 2003
... Well, they don't have one. "Medicare should be left alone," said Howard Dean,
who used to be more creative — and honest — about such things. ...

Why the Democrats Are All Boxed In
TIME - Nov 23, 2003
... Their alternative? Well, they don't have one. "Medicare should be left alone," said
Howard Dean, who used to be more creative—and honest—about such things. ...

Rivals clash over budget cuts
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 23, 2003
Democratic presidential candidate Dick Gephardt says Howard Dean, as governor of
Vermont, was prone to targeting services for the poor and disabled when his ...

Key Numbers, Worth Watching
Newsweek - Nov 23, 2003
... That number, set against the modest $25 million that Howard Dean, the best-funded
Democrat, has raised, will make the US president tough to defeat. ...

History's Course and Mr. Dean
Washington Post, DC - Nov 23, 2003
17] suggested that a Howard Dean presidency would not greatly alter the "general
course of American foreign policy." He draws this conclusion on the basis of ...

Democrats Demand Bush Pull TV Ad Attacking Critics of Iraq Policy
Washington Post - Nov 23, 2003
... Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo.) and former Vermont governor Howard Dean traded
some of the toughest rhetoric in their rapidly escalating battle. ...

Republicans Gain Another Key Democrat's Vote on Medicare Bill
Washington Post, DC - Nov 23, 2003
... the bill in the House. Among the other contenders, Howard Dean and
Wesley Clark both oppose the measure. The far-reaching bill also ...

For New York Democrats, Presidential Choice Inspires Hedging
New York Times - Nov 23, 2003
... The reformers out of Park Slope got behind Howard Dean, though others objected,
saying that he was perceived as too liberal to win next November. ...

Gephardt Attacks Dean's Record as Governor of Vermont
New York Times - Nov 23, 2003
23 Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri sharply attacked Howard Dean's
record as governor of Vermont on Sunday, accusing Dr. Dean of trying to ...

Public Campaign Financing Collapses
New York Times - Nov 23, 2003
... Howard Dean of Vermont and Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts are following suit
in the Democratic primaries, fearing they could be outspent by four to one ...

New Lawmakers Tested by Job's Unpredictability
New York Times - Nov 23, 2003
... pattern. Mr. Grijalva, an early backer of Howard Dean, is planning
to campaign for Dr. Dean during the Iowa caucuses in January. ...

Candidates Plan Responses to GOP Commercial on Terrorism
New York Times - Nov 23, 2003
23 The campaigns of Senator John Kerry and Howard Dean said on Sunday that they
would begin showing television commercials in Iowa heavily criticizing a new ...

Dean's New Challenge: Reaching Out to Black Voters
New York Times - Nov 23, 2003
Cynthia Williams showed up nearly an hour before Howard Dean's scheduled appearance
at Mount Olivet Baptist Church in Harlem yesterday morning, eager to ...

Nov 23 Stories:

Republican Governors Voice Concerns on Iraq
New York Times - Nov 22, 2003
... The panel devoted little time to the individual Democratic nominees, but Mr. McCarthy
declared that Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont, "is death in ...

When You Got It, Flaunt It
New York Times - Nov 22, 2003
... service) and "a charter member of one of the most selective but fastest-growing
sports clubs in the world: the Nascar fans of Massachusetts." Howard Dean is ...

Spies Follow Hopefuls in Search-and-Destroy Mode
New York Times - Nov 22, 2003
HANOVER, NH A largely student crowd had gathered here at Dartmouth College
to see Howard Dean, the Democratic presidential contender. ...

Spoiling (Carefully) for a Fight
New York Times - Nov 22, 2003
... Even after his plane lands in Boston, he tells his aides, ''I don't want this to
be about Howard Dean.'' It takes only three questions for a black audience ... 
 

Republican ad condemns Bush's critics
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 22, 2003
... Gov. Howard Dean has repeatedly said he opposed the war because he
believed Iraq was not an imminent threat to the United States. ...

A New Age for AARP
Newsweek - Nov 22, 2003
... Opponents of the legislation, including Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle and
presidential candidate Howard Dean, say it would lead to the privatization of ...

Gephardt Takes Out Ad In Iowa to Respond to Dean
Washington Post - Nov 22, 2003
... Gephardt's Iowa ad declares: "Howard Dean's attacking Dick Gephardt for
a position Dean took himself.". The ad uses a Sept. 25 debate in ...

Candor and Campaign Finance
Washington Post, DC - Nov 22, 2003
... Howard Dean has opted out of the public funding system because he can raise more
money on his own than public funding would provide, more than his principal ...

Early Vote Attracting Democrats to Virginia
Washington Post, DC - Nov 22, 2003
Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean opened his campaign office yesterday
in Falls Church, in a state that could become pivotal in the primary fight ...

Swaying Voters With 'Horror Stories'
Washington Post, DC - Nov 22, 2003
The room exploded when Howard Dean told the tale of an Iowa man who couldn't afford
his blood pressure medicine because the price had jumped $30 and he decided ...

Nov 22 Stories:

Labor Leaders Add Their Heft to Dean Rallies
New York Times - Nov 22, 2003
22 Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor, had the chance over the weekend
to bask in the rewards of his recent union endorsements when labor leaders ...

Nov 21 Stories:

Democrats debate Monday in DM
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 20, 2003
... Carol Moseley Braun, retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean,
Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri, Sen. ...

Dean urges flexibility, more funds for schools
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 20, 2003
Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean called Wednesday for more flexibility
in federal education standards while criticizing President Bush for not ...

Kerry, Knocked Off Balance, Takes Steps to Right Himself
New York Times - Nov 20, 2003
... Once viewed in Democratic circles as a natural front-runner, he has continued to
lag far behind Howard Dean in polling in New Hampshire and is locked in a ...

Attack Geography
Washington Post, DC - Nov 20, 2003
... They are having a good time at the moment dissing Vermont, home of former
governor Howard Dean. It's way up there in the Northeast somewhere. ...

Medicare Bill Represents Success for Pharmaceutical Lobby
Washington Post, DC - Nov 20, 2003
... We've been going through PBMs for 10 years and nothing's happened except the price
of drugs has gone up," said Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean ...

Talking Points Live
Washington Post - Nov 20, 2003
... Howard Dean's name will be dirtier than Michael Jackson's by June 1. Rove is a
genius because he knows that voters are stupid, and that the only date that ...

Nov 20 Stories:

Kucinich Denounces US Tactics in Afghanistan
Washington Post, DC - Nov 19, 2003
... Asked about former Vermont governor Howard Dean, whose opposition to the war in
Iraq has helped to propel him to an apparent lead in the crowded Democratic ...

Opponents Assail Dean's Economic Proposal
Washington Post, DC - Nov 19, 2003
... 19 -- Former Vermont governor Howard Dean's proposal to re-regulate key sectors
of the US economy prompted criticism Wednesday from two rivals for the ...

Same-Sex Dilemma
Washington Post, DC - Nov 19, 2003
... Howard Dean: "As Governor of Vermont, I was proud to sign the nation's
first law establishing civil unions for same-sex couples. ...

Gay Marriage Is a Right, Massachusetts Court Rules
Washington Post - Nov 19, 2003
... For former Vermont governor Howard Dean, who signed his state's civil unions
bill into law, the issue is familiar -- it nearly cost him his reelection. ...

Nov 19 Stories:

A Thorny Issue for 2004 Race
New York Times - Nov 18, 2003
... One of its better-known candidates, Howard Dean, signed a state bill authorizing
civil unions while he was governor of Vermont, while another, Senator John ...

Remains of Dean's Long-Missing Brother Found
New York Times - Nov 18, 2003
18 — Every day on the campaign trail, Howard Dean wears an unfashionable black
belt that belonged to his younger brother Charlie, a silent memorial to the ...

Brother's Loss Proved to Be Pivotal Event, Dean Says
New York Times - Nov 18, 2003
When those closest to Howard Dean try to explain what transformed the somewhat directionless
young man into a driven family man, they frequently light upon the ...

6 Democratic Candidates Attack Medicare Measure
New York Times - Nov 18, 2003
... Howard Dean of Vermont, Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri and
Senators John Kerry of Massachusetts and John Edwards of North Carolina. ...

Who Can Win Ohio?
Washington Post, DC - Nov 18, 2003
... intervention in decline. This Democratic move leftward is key to understanding
the rise and repositioning of Howard Dean. A somewhat ...

Brother's Remains Found in Laos, Dean Says
Washington Post, DC - Nov 18, 2003
... 18 -- In an unusual day of personal reflection and sorrow, Howard Dean on Tuesday
said the federal government has recovered remains from a site in Laos where ...

Dean Airs Iowa Ad Attacking Gephardt on War
Washington Post, DC - Nov 18, 2003
By Howard Kurtz. Howard Dean has become the first Democratic presidential candidate
to launch an attack ad against one of his rivals, chastising Rep. ...

On-Message Mama
Washington Post - Nov 18, 2003
... Perfect in the eyes of a mother, but perhaps not ideal for a candidate
who some say lacks the inner rage needed to stand up to Howard Dean. ...

Democratic Candidates Criticize AARP
Washington Post - Nov 18, 2003
... Absent price controls, the legislation "is a giveaway to the drug companies," said
former Vermont governor Howard Dean, who is leading in several recent polls ...

Media Backtalk
Washington Post - Nov 18, 2003
... _______________________. Howard Dean was a second-guest on Leno also -- at
least he got to follow an attractive woman instead of a sock puppet. ...

Uncovered Remains May Be Howard Dean's Brother
Washington Post - Nov 18, 2003
... of the discovery that included information on some of Charles Dean's personal items
that were found with the remains, a spokesman for Howard Dean's campaign ...

Dean's new ad places Iraq as central issue
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 18, 2003
On its face, Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean's new campaign advertisement
in Iowa is a straightforward indictment of rival Dick Gephardt's votes ...

AdWatch: No context for attacks on Gephardt in Dean spot
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 18, 2003
... Howard Dean has a different view." Dean looks straight into the camera, saying, "I
opposed the war in Iraq, and I'm against spending another $87 billion there. ...

Nov 18 Stories:

Can Anyone Catch Dean?
TIME - Nov 17, 2003
... Howard Dean not only talked to SEIU members, he showed up on their picket line
at Yale University, cheered their organizers at a San Francisco hospital and ...

MoveOn's Big Moment
TIME - Nov 17, 2003
... Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean grabbed the top spot with 44%--not quite the
50% MoveOn required to endorse a candidate but enough to give his candidacy ...

Dean Takes on Rival Gephardt One on One
New York Times - Nov 17, 2003
17 Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont, started a tough advertising campaign
against Representative Richard A. Gephardt in Iowa on Monday that ...

Honest Brokering in the Peace Process
Washington Post, DC - Nov 17, 2003
11 op-ed column, "Unfair Tilt Toward Israel," Michael Lerner and Cornel West criticized
us and our colleagues because we signed a letter to Howard Dean that ...

Democratic Candidates Assail Bills
Washington Post, DC - Nov 17, 2003
... energy bill is more of regional issue -- most popular in states that produce the
fuels assisted under the legislation -- former Vermont governor Howard Dean ...

Literary Warfare
Washington Post, DC - Nov 17, 2003
New volumes about Howard Dean, John Kerry and John Edwards make clear that the
nomination fight is being waged in more than newspapers, TV reports and 30 ...

Clinton greets hundreds in WDM
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 17, 2003
... She thanked him. Salvato, a volunteer with Howard Dean's presidential
campaign, urged "run, Hillary, run" when Clinton entered the room. ...

Kerry says Dean lacks foreign-policy experience
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 17, 2003
... Sen. John Kerry, speaking Sunday at a presidential candidate forum at a Des Moines
synagogue, said rival Howard Dean has displayed foreign-policy inexperience ...

Internet top tool for candidates
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 17, 2003
... Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts but also keeps tabs on former Vermont
Gov. Howard Dean and other Democratic candidates. Online ...

Nov 17 Stories:

An Evolution in Leadership, and in Fashion
New York Times - Nov 16, 2003
... After the self-promotional House Speaker Newt Gingrich came the gray J.
Dennis Hastert. After the dry Al Gore may come the brash Howard Dean. ...

EBay's Founder Meets an Idea That Reminds Him of His Own
New York Times - Nov 16, 2003
... system. What Mr. Heiferman did not expect was how the Web site would
become instrumental in Howard Dean's presidential campaign. In ...

The Doctor's Donors Pursue Victory via the Mouse
New York Times - Nov 16, 2003
... Here at the small, unremarkable headquarters of Howard Dean, the prodigy front-runner
for the Democratic presidential nomination, the laid-back workers on the ...

Can Anyone Catch Dean?
TIME - Nov 16, 2003
... Howard Dean not only talked to SEIU members, he showed up on their picket line
at Yale University, cheered their organizers at a San Francisco hospital and ...

No George McGovern
Washington Post, DC - Nov 16, 2003
... The above quotation is a composite of statements made over recent months by John
Kerry, Dick Gephardt, Joseph Lieberman, John Edwards and Howard Dean. ...

Dean Must Show Strength, Iowa Governor Says
Washington Post, DC - Nov 16, 2003
... Tom Vilsack (D) said former Vermont governor Howard Dean is vulnerable to Republican
attacks that he is not tough enough to keep the United States safe in the ...

Clark to Launch Media Blitz in New Hampshire
Washington Post - Nov 16, 2003
They expect the campaign to raise at least $12 million this quarter, in
all likelihood more than any other candidate except Howard Dean. ...

GOP Gears Up for Caucus as Democrats Try to Save Primary
Washington Post, DC - Nov 16, 2003
... Jan. 13 ballot. Only Al Sharpton, former Vermont governor Howard Dean,
former Illinois senator Carol Moseley Braun and Rep. Dennis ...

Moran Suddenly Looks Strong
Washington Post, DC - Nov 16, 2003
... that she has no immediate plans to throw her hat back into the ring and that she
would continue at her job helping Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean. ...

Dean aids staff member who collapsed in DM
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 16, 2003
With the help of an unidentified man, Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean,
former Vermont governor who is also a medical doctor, renders assistance ...

Clinton, Democrats fire up crowd
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 16, 2003
... of each other mild during the event, the day also was marked by sharp division among
the leaders in the caucus race about whether it is fair for Howard Dean ...

Nov 16 Stories:

Wanna, Gonna
New York Times - 1 hour ago
... Now, about gonna: ''Hillary basically told me she wasn't gonna run,'' The New York
Post quoted Dr. Howard Dean as saying in his interview with Dan Rather on CBS ...

Forget Dean, Gephardt and the Rest. For a Night, the Focus Is on ...
New York Times - 1 hour ago
... held. Supporters, particularly those of Howard Dean, the former Vermont
governor, were bused in to fill the streets and the seats. ...

Politicians Stage a Dramatic Exit
New York Times - 4 hours ago
... Doing its best Howard Dean, the office of Senator Bill Frist, the majority leader,
tried to conduct an Internet poll to bolster the faithful before the ...

Newman's Own: Two Friends and a Canoe Paddle
New York Times - 5 hours ago
... Stonyfield - which in 2001 sold a 40 percent minority stake to Group Danone, the
makers of Danon yogurt - to the rise of the presidential candidate Howard Dean ...

They Support Free Trade, Except in the Case of . . .
New York Times - 5 hours ago
... the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the Service
Employees International Union, announced their endorsement of Howard Dean. ...

Irrelevance Stalks a Post-Watergate Invention
New York Times - 11 hours ago
... These questions have been raised because President Bush, Howard Dean and, on Friday,
Senator John Kerry have all decided not to take taxpayer financing in the ...

Democrats Raise Funds, Profile in Pivotal Iowa
Washington Post, DC - 17 minutes ago
... 15 -- Former Vermont governor Howard Dean complained Saturday of "gang tackling"
by his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination as several opponents ...

Clark to Launch Media Blitz
Washington Post, DC - 23 minutes ago
... They expect the campaign to raise at least $12 million this quarter, in
all likelihood more than any other candidate except Howard Dean. ...

In the Woods With John Kerry
Washington Post, DC - 25 minutes ago
... Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont, was a nobody. Dean is now leading Kerry
by 14 points. In the war-gaming over the early Democratic primaries, Rep. ...

Edwards supports some meatpacker regulations
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 15, 2003
On the day before the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner, he and Howard Dean
were campaigning to rural and young Iowans. Democratic presidential ...

Love her or not
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 15, 2003
... The candidates scheduled to attend are Carol Moseley Braun, Howard Dean,
John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, John Kerry and Dennis Kucinich. ...

Update: Democrats' Fund-raiser
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 15, 2003
... Carol Moseley Braun, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, North Carolina Sen.
John Edwards, Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt, Massachusetts Sen. ...

Kerry: I don't want federal money
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 15, 2003
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry effectively threw down the gauntlet
with rival Howard Dean Friday by refusing public financing for his campaign ...

Poll: Iowans of all stripes plan to attend caucus
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 15, 2003
... Poll respondent Beryl Shahan of Mount Pleasant, a supporter of former Vermont Gov.
Howard Dean for the Democratic nomination, thinks of herself as a liberal. ...

Nov 15 Stories:

Clark's First Televised Ad to Highlight War Record
New York Times - 22 hours ago
... takes on former Gov. Howard Dean of Vermont and, to a lesser extent,
Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts. General Clark's commercial ...

For Iowa Party Boss, a Time of Little Rest and Much to Do
New York Times - 22 hours ago
... Howard Dean's campaign said aides for his leading rival in the Iowa polls, Representative
Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri, had assaulted a staff member for Dr ...

Out-of-Town Tryouts For the West Wing
New York Times - 23 hours ago
... John Kerry claimed the back corner. Interspersed were a few isolated
workers for Dr. Howard Dean. Jamiyl Peters, 23, who had driven ...

Swords Into Plowshares
New York Times - Nov 14, 2003
... But I'd like to throw away my stump speech and talk honestly about the state
of this campaign. I am losing. Howard Dean is crushing me. He has money. ...

Kerry, Following Dean, Rejects Public Financing for Primaries
New York Times - Nov 14, 2003
... Mr. Kerry's decision, which he announced here on Friday, less than a week after
Howard Dean also opted out of the 30-year-old public financing system, means ...

Following Dean, Kerry Opts Out of Public Financing for 2004
New York Times - Nov 14, 2003
14 Senator John Kerry followed both President Bush and his rival Democratic candidate,
Howard Dean, in declining public financing for his presidential campaign ...

Seeing Whether McCain Is Still Magic in NH
Washington Post, DC - 23 hours ago
... Mandy Grunwald said. The Lieberman spot takes a couple of swipes at
Democratic front-runner Howard Dean without naming him. "I don ...

Add 'Blog' To the Campaign Lexicon
Washington Post, DC - 23 hours ago
By Brian Faler. On television, Howard Dean was getting pummeled --
and in cyberspace, his supporters were getting nervous. "We are ...

Kerry Says He Will Forgo Public Funding
Washington Post, DC - Nov 14, 2003
... announced yesterday that he will reject public financing of his presidential campaign
during the pre-convention season, joining fellow Democrat Howard Dean and ...

Kerry Opts Out of Public Financing for Primaries
Washington Post - Nov 14, 2003
Kerry becomes the second Democratic presidential candidate to abandon the system,
but unlike rival Howard Dean, he plans to keep his spending to the $45 ...

Talking Points Live
Washington Post - Nov 14, 2003
... _______________________. How is Howard Dean's semi-apology for his Confederate
Flag remark playing in the African American community? Will this hurt him? ...

A Gabfest for Naught?
Washington Post - Nov 14, 2003
... isn't exactly jumping on the Dean bandwagon: "If you like postwar Iraq,
you'll love the rest of Howard Dean's presidential campaign. ...

Clark Opts Into Presidential Public Financing System
Washington Post, DC - Nov 14, 2003
... Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean last week became the first Democrat ever to
turn away public financing and its spending limits for the primaries. ...

Nov 14 Stories:

Anger management
Salon (watch ad, or subscription) - 4 hours ago
... 14, 2003 | Buoyed by the endorsements of the two largest unions in the AFL-CIO, Howard
Dean seems likely to ride the wave of rank-and-file Democrats' anger at ...

Gallup Poll Analysis
Gallup 
... Howard Dean Still an Unknown Quantity to Many Americans...

Dean Proposes $7.1 Billion to Help Cover College Costs
New York Times - 3 hours ago
13 Taking a page from philanthropists who adopt elementary school classes and promise
to pay tuition for those who make it to college, Howard Dean proposed a ...

Bush Raises More Money, and Questions About Reducing Its ...
New York Times - 4 hours ago
... effects throughout the political system." Mr. Bush's success in heading toward
his fund-raising goal of $170 million was a main reason cited by Howard Dean ...

Looking closely at Dean
CNN - 11 hours ago
... The more I see of Howard Dean," a veteran ... But as reported in Salon and USA Today
weeks later, the father had not impregnated the girl, and Dean knew it. ...

Is Dean Goldwater?
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
... As for the front-running Howard Dean, "he'd be Bruce Babbitt." It was a reference
to the former Arizona governor who ran a widely admired but unsuccessful ...

TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS
Washington Post, DC - 2 hours ago
... Topics are labor's endorsement of Howard Dean, the GOP filibuster, Iraq, and the
latest presidential poll numbers, with US News & World Report's Gloria Borger ...

Presidential Hair Apparent?
Washington Post, DC - 2 hours ago
When examining the appearance of the nine Democrats who believe they should be president,
it becomes apparent that both Wesley Clark, 58, and Howard Dean, 54 ...

Dean Unveils Education Plan
Washington Post, DC - 10 hours ago
HANOVER, NH -- Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean on Thursday offered a
plan to provide college students with $10,000 a year in federal financial aid ...

The Dean Juggernaut
Washington Post - 18 hours ago
... The New York Times: "Howard Dean has erased questions about his staying power
and forced his rivals to upend their strategies." The Washington Post ...

Clark says taking public financing "pragmatic" for his campaign
AP- 19 minutes ago
... next spring and summer. Democrat Howard Dean has also declined the
public dollars and the related spending limits. Clark has filed ...

New Lieberman Ad Takes Swipes at Dean
Guardian, UK - 12 minutes ago
... AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Lieberman, trailing his major rivals
in New Hampshire, takes a few soft swipes at front-runner Howard Dean in a new ...

Democratic race is Dean's to lose
Chicago Sun Times, IL - 21 hours ago
... 'The more I see of Howard Dean,'' a veteran ... But as reported in Salon and USA Today
weeks later, the father had not impregnated the girl, and Dean knew it. ...

Forecasts say refund checks to increase
Seattle Times, WA - 2 minutes ago
... Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean last week became the first Democrat to turn away
public financing and its spending limits for the primaries. Massachusetts Sen. ...

Gillette, NASCAR in marketing agreement
Boston Globe, MA - 3 minutes ago
... the stereotype of the NASCAR dad being bandied around in the presidential campaign
-- white, Southern, conservative males that Democratic candidate Howard Dean ...

Revamp Campaign Funding
Los Angeles Times, CA - 10 minutes ago
Howard Dean and President Bush may be ideological opposites, but they are united
in exposing the weaknesses of the presidential public campaign financing system ...

Dean files, warns against complacency
NH Primary, United States - 30 minutes ago
CONCORD - Democratic presidential front-runner Howard Dean warned his supporters
against complacency Thursday after officially signing up to be on the ballot ...

Kerry takes staff departures in stride, moves ahead
NH Primary, United States - 30 minutes ago
... lingered. He trails rival Howard Dean by double digits in New Hampshire,
a must-win state for the two New Englanders. Questioned ...

Reverend Al a not - so - Sharp choice for ‘ SNL ’
NH Primary, United States - 30 minutes ago
... Instead, they sheepishly listen to the Rev. Al lecture Howard Dean on the pitfalls
of arrogance. Coming up next: Pete Rose's lecture on the evils of gambling. ...

Political Consultants Gaining Influence
Guardian, UK - 33 minutes ago
... John Edwards of North Carolina and Bob Graham of Florida. With Graham
out, they've shopped their services to front-runner Howard Dean. ...

Introducing the GOP
Washington Dispatch - 1 hour ago
The Hispanic vote is among the most coveted by both major political parties and
democrats, especially Howard Dean and Dick Gephardt, have stated that the ...

Clark to accept public campaign money
CNN - 1 hour ago
... Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean last week became the first Democrat ever to
turn away public financing and its spending limits for the primaries. ...

The T-Word
National Review Online - 1 hour ago
... garçons to put Confederate flags in their windows, the Democrats'll come on over
and chase 'em down the autoroute until they promise to vote for Howard Dean. ...

Locals to rally for Democratic candidate
Daily Mississippian, MS - 24 minutes ago
Trying to leave other eight Democratic presidential candidates in campaign dust,
members of former Vermont Governor Howard Dean's staff are making promotional ...

For General Clark, vets offer more than just votes
Bowdoin Orient, ME - 24 minutes ago
... candidate steps out the door it's a "campaign stop." Granted, all campaign events
are not created equal, and Tuesday's Veterans Day ceremony was no Howard Dean ...

WASHINGTON TODAY: Loyalties split between candidate, self- ...
San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 37 minutes ago
... John Edwards of North Carolina and Bob Graham of Florida. With Graham
out, they've shopped their services to front-runner Howard Dean. ...

Update: Hillary Clinton
Des Moines Register, IA - 43 minutes ago
... Carol Moseley Braun, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, North Carolina Sen.
John Edwards, Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt, Massachusetts Sen. ...

Caucus-goers: Jobs come first
Des Moines Register, IA - 42 minutes ago
... Howard Dean. "After the economy, I'm really concerned about the situation
in Iraq and us getting into a conflict like Vietnam," Phillips said. ...

Dean proposes more college aid, fewer tax cuts
Des Moines Register, IA - 43 minutes ago
Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean on Thursday unveiled a $7 billion plan
to increase financial aid to college students by repealing income-tax cuts ...

PROTESTERS 'FLAG DOWN' DEAN IN NH
New York Post, NY - 55 minutes ago
November 14, 2003 -- WASHINGTON - Some Dartmouth College students unfurled Confederate
flags to embarrass Democratic 2004 front-runner Howard Dean when he ...

Public financing to fuel Clark's presidential bid
Arizona Republic, AZ - 55 minutes ago
... That would have him finishing the year with less than half of the amount
that money front-runners Howard Dean and John Kerry have raised. ...

Dean's higher education bill
UW Badger Herald, WI - 1 hour ago
Following a speech in which he outlined a plan to make higher education more accessible,
Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean answered questions about ...

Sharpton, Gephardt open Mich. offices
Detroit News, MI - 1 hour ago
... Southfield a few months ago. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean expects
to set up shop soon. Candidates yet to announce their organizing ...

2 Large Unions Plan a Big Push for Dean
New York Times - 5 hours ago
... the nation's largest and most politically sophisticated unions vowed Wednesday to
flood early primary states with volunteers and cash on behalf of Howard Dean ...

For Gephardt, Congress Role Is Both Platform and Hurdle
New York Times - 6 hours ago
... legislative struggles of the 1990's, a history that he now angrily defends against
the sweeping dismissals of other candidates, like the "outsider" Howard Dean ...

Kerry Train Wreck Easy to Predict
Newsweek - Nov 12, 2003
For months, Kerry has been attacking Howard Dean for being “soft” on guns, since,
as governor of Vermont, Dean had signed an NRA pledge to oppose federal ...

Presidential Primary Has Everything but Candidates
Washington Post, DC - 2 hours ago
... National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe, who sought to squash the primary, and
a failure by major candidates other than former Vermont governor Howard Dean ...

Pundits Call a Winner, a Bit Prematurely
Washington Post, DC - 2 hours ago
It was standing room only for reporters yesterday as Howard Dean marched into
a Mayflower Hotel ballroom in a purple union jacket and green union T-shirt ...

Dean : Opting Out . . .
Washington Post, DC - 2 hours ago
... Which brings us to Howard Dean's decision, made after an East German-style plebiscite
among his faithful, to forgo government funding of his campaign for the ...

Key labor unions to support Dean
Boston Globe, MA - 11 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- Two of the nation's largest labor unions formally tapped Howard Dean
yesterday as the candidate likeliest to defeat President Bush and pledged ...

Late entry, strong start, long haul
Boston Globe, MA - 12 minutes ago
... Democratic field. That inevitability has not materialized. Clark trails
far behind front-runner Howard Dean in New Hampshire. He dropped ...

Gephardt, Dean get union support
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 12, 2003
United Auto Workers back Dick Gephardt as Howard Dean gets support
from the nation's two largest unions. Iowa's United Auto Workers ...

2 unions' endorsements add to Dean's momentum
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 12, 2003
Howard Dean is expected today to solidify his front-runner status for the 2004
Democratic presidential nomination while again displaying his agility in ...

Dean Lets His Money Do The Talking
Hartford Courant, CT - 17 minutes ago
... Which brings us to Howard Dean's decision, made after an East German-style plebiscite
among his faithful, to forgo government funding of his campaign for the ...

Two powerful unions endorse Dean for president
Baltimore Sun, MD - 20 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Two powerful unions formally endorsed presidential hopeful Howard
Dean yesterday, further cementing the former Vermont governor's status as ...

No news like bad news
The Daily Iowan (subscription), IA - 35 minutes ago
... Howard Dean. This isn't just a case of "what have you done for me lately."
That would imply Dean has done something for organized labor. ...

DEM RIVALS LABORING FOR VICTORY IN IOWA
New York Post, NY - 35 minutes ago
November 13, 2003 -- WASHINGTON - Democratic front-runner Howard Dean yesterday
got the support of the AFL-CIO's two biggest unions - but rival Dick Gephardt ...

HOWARD'S MILLION$
New York Post, NY - 47 minutes ago
... Which brings us to Howard Dean's decision, made after an East German-style plebiscite
among his faithful, to forgo government funding of his campaign for the ...

Kerry rides Harley onto 'Tonight Show'
Redlands Daily Facts, CA - 55 minutes ago
... Once considered the top Democratic candidate, Kerry now trails former Vermont Gov.
Howard Dean in opinion polls in key states such as New Hampshire and Iowa. ...

Clark calls for Saudis to join bin Laden hunt
Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA - 1 hour ago
... Campaigning at a retirement home, Clark passed on an opportunity to criticize Democratic
front-runner Howard Dean, who has come under attack from other rivals ...

Bush fund-raising near '00 peak
Arizona Republic, AZ - 1 hour ago
... funding. Citing that problem, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean said Saturday
that he will bypass public financing in the primaries. Dean ...

Dean is a leader, not a leftist
Daily Trojan Online - 1 hour ago
Candidates like Howard Dean and Dennis Kucinich, they argue, are forcing all of
the candidates left in order to get liberal votes for the upcoming primary. ...

Nov 12 Stories:

A Crucial Question for Kerry
New York Times - 3 hours ago
... decisions of his campaign thus far, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts says he
will announce in coming days whether he will follow his rival Howard Dean and ...

Old Loyalist and New Face Divide Backing of Unions
New York Times - 3 hours ago
... on General Clark, and today he plans to announce that his union, the American Federation
of State, County and Municipal Employees, is endorsing Howard Dean. ...

Never Love a Stranger
New York Times - 3 hours ago
... centers of the Democratic establishment the Kennedy left and the Clinton middle
are frantic at the prospect of losing control of their party to Howard Dean. ...

In Middle of the Kerry Storm, a Man Known to Whirlwinds
New York Times - 3 hours ago
... More recently, he helped coin the line "real Democrats don't turn their backs
on the middle class," which Mr. Kerry used as a jab at Howard Dean and ...

Edwards Aims To Focus on The Positive
Washington Post, DC - 3 hours ago
... But his strategic analysis of the presidential race appeared to apply most directly
to former Vermont governor Howard Dean, whose early and angry assault on ...

Don't Vote Based On Gay Fear, Dean Tells Florida
Gay Wired - 6 hours ago
(Tallahassee, Florida) Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean told a Tallahassee
audience Wednesday that southerners have to break the cycle and stop ...

Kerry toughens up rhetoric
Arizona Republic, AZ - 12 minutes ago
... said that despite the staff shake-up, "I think we have a great campaign." He said
he won a straw poll in Iowa last week and was within 10 points of Howard Dean ...

Dean's defining moment
Indianapolis Star, IN - 18 minutes ago
What is Howard Dean doing? Going after guys with Confederate flags
to vote for him? Taking polls among his supporters about opting ...

Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa City Press Citizen, IA - 19 minutes ago
Improving foreign relations and emphasizing support for US troops were among the
points Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean made Tuesday in a speech ...

Politicians in hot pursuit of NASCAR dad loyalty
Detroit News, MI - 36 minutes ago
... It's clearly a demographic we want," said Frank Costanza, manager
of the Arizona campaign for White House hopeful Howard Dean. ...

Republicans make too much of Dean's words
Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA - 49 minutes ago
The Rev. Al Sharpton told columnist Clarence Page, "I'm not saying
(Howard) Dean is a bigot. I like Dean. I'm saying that he said ...

Howard Dean brings fund-raising efforts to Oregon
Katu.com, OR - 57 minutes ago
PORTLAND - Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean used the Veterans Day holiday
Tuesday to criticize President Bush's treatment of American troops sent ...

LEONARD PITTS JR.: Dean nearly came out with a fine idea
Detroit Free Press, MI - 1 hour ago
BY LEONARD PITTS JR. I have no problem with what Howard Dean was trying
to say. It's what he actually said that troubles me. The ...

Kucinich emphasizes student importance
Iowa State Daily - 1 hour ago
... He contrasted himself with the other Democratic presidential candidates,
especially Howard Dean, who is near the top of Iowa Polls. ...

Campus Notes - 11/12/03
Oklahoma Daily, OK - 1 hour ago
... Info: 325-4142. students for howard dean will hold a meeting at 9:30 pm in
the Crimson Room of Oklahoma Memorial Union. Info: Claire, 317-8176. ...

Gephardt Union Coalition to Air Iowa Ads
Los Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour ago
... Vermont Gov. Howard Dean. Gephardt has won 20 union endorsements so
far, but lost the AFL-CIO's two largest to Dean. The Service ...

Inside Politics
Washington Times, DC - 2 hours ago
... I spoke with at the end of [last] week, if I could come up with one word to describe
them, it would be depressed — depressed at the prospect of Howard Dean ...

As Dean forges ahead, his temperament gets closer look
USA Today - 2 hours ago
By Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY. BURLINGTON, Vt. — Howard Dean's temper
is no secret here in his home state. He has called political ...

On many points, Sharpton's not so sharp
Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA - 2 hours ago
... cause or his constituency. Sharpton's gibe that Howard Dean is anti-black
is ridiculous even by his loose standards. The same goes ...

Democrat Dean to get boost from labor endorsements
Forbes - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Howard Dean will
win a double shot of momentum and organizational muscle on Wednesday with ...

It's time to vote
Town Hall, DC - 2 hours ago
... meetings. So far, Meetup has been largely successful among liberal
groups, such as Common Cause, ACLU, Sierra Club and Howard Dean. ...

Two Members of Kerry Campaign Resign
Washington Post, DC - 2 hours ago
... Kerry, who has been trailing former Vermont governor Howard Dean in polls, gave
in to pressure from donors and supporters to shake up his campaign by firing ...

Kerry makes appearance on "Tonight Show"
San Jose Mercury News, CA - 3 hours ago
... Once considered the top Democratic candidate, Kerry now trails former Vermont Gov.
Howard Dean in opinion polls in key states such as New Hampshire and Iowa. ...

Fund-Raising Skill Fuels Dean's Surge to Front of Pack
Newsday - 3 hours ago
Manchester, NH -- Howard Dean's surprising surge to the front of the Democratic
presidential pack is being powered by his ability to raise money three times ...

Nov 11 Stories:

Kerry Dismisses Campaign Chief
New York Times - 18 hours ago
... Instead, Mr. Kerry and his advisers have been riven over how to handle a
rival who once seemed barely consequential: Howard Dean of Vermont. ...

In Year of Outsider, an Insider Holds His Own
New York Times - 18 hours ago
... While Howard Dean woos voters in the Democratic primaries with an anti-establishment
message and dismisses his many rivals from Capitol Hill, Mr. Gephardt is ...

Cynics Without a Cause
New York Times - 19 hours ago
... Howard Dean says the Halliburton contracts show that the Bush administration "has
sold this country down the river." John Kerry says the administration has ...

Addressing Turmoil, Kerry Fires His Campaign Manager
New York Times - Nov 10, 2003
... the course of the past three months, Mr. Kerry has watched in frustration as a candidate
whom he once viewed as little more than an annoyance — Howard Dean ...

Two More Officials Quit Kerry Campaign Team
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
... Vermont Gov. Howard Dean in polls, gave in to pressure from donors and
supporters to shake up his campaign by firing Jordan. Several ...

Kerry Goes to the Bullpen
Washington Post, DC - 7 hours ago
... is suddenly unemployed. Howard Dean has been running up the score
in New Hampshire, so Kerry decides to shake things up. Nor is ...

Soros's Deep Pockets vs. Bush
Washington Post - 8 hours ago
... At his home in Westchester, NY, he raised $115,000 for Democratic presidential candidate
Howard Dean. He also supports Democratic presidential contenders Sen. ...

Unfair Tilt Toward Israel
Washington Post, DC - 16 hours ago
... In a letter to candidate Howard Dean, the liberal Democrats criticized Dean's statement
that if the United States wanted to play a positive role in bringing ...

Doing Dean A World Of Good
Washington Post, DC - 16 hours ago
... It is amazing that most of the Democratic Party's establishment, which has fallen
back into a stop-Howard Dean formation, does not grasp the lesson I learned ...

Kerry fires manager in plan to move campaign forward
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 10, 2003
... Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean
in Iowa, The Des Moines Register's latest Iowa Poll shows. In ...

Nov 10 Stories:

Hectoring Is Not Leadership
TIME - Nov 9, 2003
... It was Howard Dean's turn last week—and his Cooper Union appearance
provided an inadvertent insight into the nature of his campaign. ...

Bankrolling a New Path to the Primary
Washington Post, DC - 3 hours ago
... 9 -- The decisions of President Bush and former Vermont governor Howard Dean to
forgo public financing will reshape future presidential contests, encouraging ...

Starting Lineup
Washington Post, DC - Nov 9, 2003
... Oddly, none of them feature Anna Kournikova. "Says You!" Howard Dean: Staffers explain
Confederate flag gaffe was part of a new effort to attract Rocker moms. ...

The Firebrand Cools It in Carolina
Washington Post, DC - 3 hours ago
... lead. One poll last month showed several candidates hovering around
12 percent, with Sharpton and Howard Dean tied just below. Even ...

The Democrats' campaign blues
Salon  - 4 hours ago
... anti-Bush guy like former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean or an Iraq hawk
like Sen. Joe Lieberman. Why? With Iraq unraveling and Bush on

Starting Lineup
Washington Post, DC - 2 hours ago
... Oddly, none of them feature Anna Kournikova. "Says You!" Howard Dean: Staffers explain
Confederate flag gaffe was part of a new effort to attract Rocker moms. ...

The Stop-Dean movement stumbles
CNN - 1 minute ago
Howard Dean, then the darkest of dark horses for his party's presidential nomination,
spoke in a ballroom of the Capitol Hill Hyatt to the Democratic National ...

Kerry shakes up campaign; removes manager and names replacement
San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 6 minutes ago
... needed in the campaign. Kerry has been trailing considerably behind
former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean in the polls. "From the bottom of ...

Health Care by Proxy
Washington Post, DC - 2 hours ago
... I'm tired of people in the Legislature thinking that they have an MD when
what they really have is a BS," Howard Dean told a Florida crowd. ...

Dean working to build
Milwaukee Freeman Newspapers, WI - 2 hours ago
Observers say Howard Dean’s strong start could put the former Vermont governor
in better position than his opponents to translate momentum into votes in ...

Senior Bush aide says NH is top targeted state for re-election ...
Politics NH, NH - 2 hours ago
... The same poll showed that in head to head match-ups President Bush would defeat
Democratic challengers Howard Dean, John Kerry, and Wesley Clark all by 10 ...

Gore denounces Bush administration for attack on civil liberties
USA Today - 4 hours ago
... His speech was sponsored by the liberal activist group Moveon.org, which earlier
this year held an online presidential primary in which Howard Dean finished ...
Defections could bring collapse of taxpayer-funded system
USA Today - 4 hours ago
The decision by former Vermont governor Howard Dean to turn down public financing
during his primary campaign will have repercussions for the presidential race ...

Iowans help fill candidates' tills
Des Moines Register, IA - 6 minutes ago
... Howard Dean has trounced the rest of the Democratic field nationally so far in raising
money, he also leads the pack in picking up big donations from Iowans. ...

Metro-Sexuals, Democrats and Girly Boys
Washington Dispatch - 1 hour ago
The debate of the week is whether Howard Dean is a metro-sexual. According
to the Denver Post, during a breakfast speech in Boulder ...

Follow the Money
Washington Post, DC - 1 hour ago
... Which led to the post-Nixon enactment of campaign finance laws. I
can't fault Howard Dean for opting out of a broken system. Not ...

Gore denounces Bush administration for attack on civil liberties
San Mateo Daily Journal, CA - 5 minutes ago
... of about 3,000 people was sponsored by the liberal activist group Moveon.org, which
earlier this year held an online presidential primary in which Howard Dean ...

Money flows to state's diners, printers, hotels
Des Moines Register, IA - 6 minutes ago
... Sept. 30 show three campaigns have bought meals or catering services
from Centro: those of former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, Sen. Joe ...

Edgier campaign ads expected
Des Moines Register, IA - 6 minutes ago
... of Iowa. Twenty-two ads have run in Iowa: five by former Vermont Gov.
Howard Dean, eight by North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, five ...

Southern Exposure
Mother Jones, CA - 15 minutes ago
During the Democratic presidential contenders' Tuesday appearance on Rock the Vote,
former governor of Vermont, Howard Dean, put his foot in his mouth with a ...

OUTSIDE THE BOX
Opinion Journal, NJ - 2 hours ago
... Dick Gephardt, Howard Dean and John Kerry argue strongly against the North American
Free Trade Agreement--never mind that President Clinton signed it into law ...

THINKING THINGS OVER
Opinion Journal, NJ - 2 hours ago
... Howard Dean started the week saying you don't win elections by anathematizing
voters, and ended the week anathematizing voters, even the gun users he ...

Dean off to head start in state
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 2 hours ago
While Wisconsin's potentially pivotal presidential primary is a long three months
off, Democrat Howard Dean has gotten off to a widely acknowledged head start. ...

Clark: US needs new commander-in-chief
Boulder Daily Camera, CO - 15 minutes ago
... The retired general declined to say whether he would follow rival Howard Dean,
who on Saturday became the first Democratic presidential candidate ever to ...

Democrats' Southern woes
Indianapolis Star, IN - 19 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- The can of worms that Howard Dean opened with his ill-conceived effort
to identify himself as "the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in ...

Edwards courts black voters
Raleigh News, NC - 48 minutes ago
... The move came as Edwards and his rivals for the Democratic nomination had started
positioning themselves more aggressively as alternatives to Howard Dean, the ...

Gephardt passes Dean in new poll
Boston Globe, MA - 50 minutes ago
DES MOINES -- Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri has shoved ahead of
former Vermont governor Howard Dean as leader for the Democratic presidential ...

Dean rivals weigh opting out of public funds
Newark Star Ledger, NJ - 1 hour ago
... Look for a decision this week from Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on
whether he will reject public campaign financing now that rival Howard Dean ...

GENERAL CLARK’S BATTLES
New Yorker - 1 hour ago
... By September, a bleak common wisdom had taken hold among Democratic Party pros:
the established candidates were struggling, and an outsider, Howard Dean ...

'Big Mo' turning right
Washington Times, DC - 1 hour ago
... Howard Dean, their presidential front-runner, had to apologize for saying he is going
after the votes of Southerners who have Confederate flags on their pickups ...

Gephardt grabs lead in Iowa
Quad City Times, IA - 1 hour ago
... Howard Dean as leader for the Democratic presidential nomination in Iowa, according
to a new poll surveying registered voters who plan to go the caucuses. ...

Nov 9 Stories:

• Clift : Have Dems Truly Lost the South ?
Newsweek - Nov 8, 2003
... Howard Dean jumped into the thicket with his comment about how he wanted to be the
candidate for “guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks.” The ...

Newsweek Poll: Economic Gains Bolster Bush
Newsweek - Nov 8, 2003
YET BUSH’S LEAD against the five leading Democratic contenders-Howard Dean, Wesley
Clark, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, and Richard Gephardt-has shrunk to a low ...

Newsweek Poll: Economic Gains Bolster Bush
Newsweek - Nov 8, 2003
YET BUSH’S LEAD against the five leading Democratic contenders-Howard Dean, Wesley
Clark, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, and Richard Gephardt-has shrunk to a low ...

Dean's New Steps Reshape Contest
New York Times - 20 hours ago
8 After months of being viewed by Democrats as an improbable if persistent candidate,
Howard Dean has erased questions about his staying power and forced his ...

Pfc. Jessica Lynch Isn't Rambo Anymore
Frank Rich, New York Times (Dean not mentioned by name, but it's extremely relevant) - 
... JonBenet Ramsey's. The real competition to Private Lynch is competing
war imagery that of the continuing bloodshed in Iraq. The Chinook ...

Love on Line in Iowa Voting
New York Times - 16 hours ago
... Dean Backs Money For Opponents Howard Dean has made history as the first Democratic
presidential candidate to reject public money in the primaries so he does ...

Explaining Why They Didn't Inhale
New York Times - 16 hours ago
... not there). "Yes," said Senator John Kerry, leading off. "Yes," said
Senator John Edwards . "Yes," said Dr. Howard Dean. None of ...

Running as a Son of the South, Edwards Rises to Its Defense and ...
New York Times - 17 hours ago
... Yet until this week, he never seemed to have his moment — not until he rebuked
Howard Dean in a nationally televised debate on Tuesday night for invoking the ...

Ehrlich Entourage Aims to Open Doors in Israel
Washington Post, DC - 8 hours ago
... The poll found that former Vermont governor Howard Dean continues to lead the field
among likely Democratic primary voters, with 23 percent support. US Sen. ...

Southern Exposure: Democrats' Cluelessness
Washington Post, DC - 10 hours ago
Howard Dean's attempt to pander to what he assumes people in the South to be --
"guys with the Confederate flag in their pickups" and "poor whites" -- is the ...

Dean's Stumble
Washington Post, DC - 10 hours ago
The can of worms that Howard Dean opened with his ill-conceived effort to identify
himself as "the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup ...

A Foreign Policy Choice
Washington Post - 10 hours ago
... is not a conclusion heard recently from the Democrats chasing votes in Iowa and
New Hampshire, where there has been a rush to match pack leader Howard Dean's ...

Black Media Barons Back Sharpton Bid
Washington Post - 10 hours ago
... Jackson's son Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) has endorsed former Vermont governor
Howard Dean, which prompted Sharpton to issue a statement denouncing "any ...

How to Win in Iraq
Washington Post - 10 hours ago
... Howard Dean has expressed ambiguity about the justness of our cause in Iraq. I
hope he will learn that partisan anger is no substitute for moral clarity. ...

Dean Declines Public Funds for Campaign
Washington Post - 11 hours ago
... It's a shame that Howard Dean has broken his word and abandoned his earlier
pledge never to bypass the public financing system," said Sen. ...

Could Kucinich Be the Next 'Bachelor'?
Washington Post, DC - 12 hours ago
... Howard Dean may lack experience at the federal level, but it is undeniable
that he is becoming a more substantial presidential candidate. ...

Success increases pressure on Dean
Des Moines Register, IA - 7 hours ago
Howard Dean's rapid rise among the Democrats running for the 2004 presidential nomination
is testing his ability to handle the pressure that comes with success ...

Gephardt inches ahead in Iowa
Des Moines Register, IA - 7 hours ago
... Howard Dean as the Democratic presidential front-runner in a new Des Moines
Register poll of Iowans likely to take part in the Jan. 19 caucuses. ...

Setting the scene
Des Moines Register, IA - 7 hours ago
... That earned a sharp response from Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean,
who said Bush was "absurdly claiming" that the White House was not responsible ...

Dean forgoes federal campaign funds
Des Moines Register, IA - 7 hours ago
Presidential candidate Howard Dean announced Saturday that he would ignore a campaign
spending cap and forgo about $19 million in federal money, betting that ...

The race-baiter in the campaign
Boston Globe, MA - 7 hours ago
By Jeff Jacoby, 11/9/2003. LAST WEEK, the Democratic candidates forced
Howard Dean to furl the Confederate flag. Now perhaps they ...

The future TV debate matchups
Boston Globe, MA - 7 hours ago
... Howard Dean: Live TV is about danger, and no debating combination could be more
dangerous than these two shoot-from the-lip, Eastern Establishment scions. ...

Early Primary States Considered Kingmakers
FOX News - 30 minutes ago
... season. Conceding their poor showing in the Iowa polls, where former
Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (search) and Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt ...

Find Out Who Said What This Week
ABC News - 41 minutes ago
... [Video of candidates at the CNN "Rock the Vote" debate] Instead, Howard Dean
arrived dressed as the tough but fair driver's ed teacher who listens. ...

Michigan looms as key in race for presidency
South Bend Tribune, IN - 1 hour ago
... the presidential nominating season in January. Former Vermont Gov.
Howard Dean and retired Army Gen. Wesley K. Clark, who sit atop ...

Dean First Democrat to Forgo Public Funds
AP - 1 hour ago
By ROSS SNEYD. BURLINGTON, Vt. - Front-runner Howard Dean has become the first
Democratic presidential candidate ever to reject taxpayer money and avoid the ...

GUEST EDITORIAL: Confederate flag flap: Stand firm, Dean
Adrian Daily Telegram, MI - 1 hour ago
Howard Dean wants to represent angry white Confederate flag-wavers.
Well, Dr. Dean, you may have clumsily launched this issue, but ...

Can Dean turn a gaffe to his advantage
Boston.com, MA - 3 hours ago
Fresh from a week that saw the name Howard Dean and the Confederate flag entwined
in controversy, a young African-American approached the presidential ...

In a first, Dean says he'll reject US funds
Boston.com, MA - 3 hours ago
By Sarah Schweitzer, Globe Staff, 11/9/2003. BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Howard Dean became
the first Democratic presidential candidate ever to opt out of the federal ...

The highest of the low
Portsmouth Herald, NH - 1 hour ago
... It will be decided on who’s the best fighter," Bennett said. So far, voters
see former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean as that person, Bennett said. ...

Dean: Forget My Pledge, I'm Going for the Cash
Men's News Daily, CA - 1 hour ago
Howard Dean, following a poll his campaign took among Dean supporters, announced
on Saturday that he would forgo public campaign financing for his presidential ...

Gore lashes Bush administration
The Globe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour ago
... His speech was sponsored by the liberal activist group Moveon.org, which earlier
this year held an on-line presidential primary in which Howard Dean finished ... 
 

Broader appeal needed
Charleston Daily Mail, WV - 53 minutes ago
... Watching last Tuesday's presidential debate, I couldn't help but think: In choosing
-- whether ignorantly or opportunistically -- to impugn Howard Dean's civil ...

The left fights back - - with words
Contra Costa Times, CA - 1 hour ago
... political observers, such as Salon.com founder David Talbot, connect renewed activism
from the left with the rise of Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean ...

Tax cuts kicking in, Bush says on radio
Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH - 3 hours ago
... economy.". But former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, a Democratic presidential
candidate, said it was too early to celebrate. "President ...

Kucinich laments slights from press; 'Rock the Vote' duds a dud
Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH - 3 hours ago
... was misspelled in an illustration showing the presidential candidates in Tuesday's
KidsPost." The kiddie page had a caricature of a car race, with Howard Dean ...

Internet a new tool on campaign trail
Chicago Daily Herald, IL - 3 hours ago
... beer and writing letters to undecided voters in the key first primary state of
Iowa, asking them to support Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean. ...

Campaigning to pick up speed
Go Erie, PA - 3 hours ago
... Howard Dean received the endorsement of two big labor unions could make some of
the other candidates take a look at how much longer they want to stay in the ...

Sharpton adds his own flair to debates
Boston Globe, MA - 4 hours ago
... The morning after he demanded an apology from a stunned-looking Howard Dean for
comments the former Vermont governor made about courting Southern voters with ...

Dean did his party no favors
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 4 hours ago
The can of worms that Howard Dean opened with his ill-conceived effort to identify
himself as "the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup ...

Election law forces candidates to stand by their ads
Contra Costa Times, CA - 4 hours ago
... It's really clumsy and awkward to put in an ad," said Steve McMahon, whose
firm is handling the advertising for former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean. ...

Ready or Not, Here Comes the Presidential Race
Newsday - 4 hours ago
... Among the top ranks are a former governor, Howard Dean of Vermont; a congressman
and former House Speaker, Richard Gephardt of Missouri; three US senators ...

Careful With That Snake
Newsday - 4 hours ago
... the Rev. Al Sharpton who rode down out of the hills upon a resolute
Howard Dean last week and proceeded to shoot the wounded. The ...

Flag flap saps Dean's campaign in South
Contra Costa Times, CA - 4 hours ago
... But McLamore has no use for those who fly the flag as a divisive symbol -- or for
Howard Dean, who stepped into trouble last week by saying he wanted to gain ...

Irreconcilable differences
Chicago Sun Times, IL - 4 hours ago
... political-media establishment prints the assertion that Americans and Britons can
only envy the vigor of the Iraqi ''opposition." So that's what Howard Dean's ...

Sylvester Brown Jr .
St. Louis Post Dispatch, MO - 4 hours ago
... I didn't articulate my position very well. I could've done better. I could
have handled it like Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean. ...

Cheney isn't going anywhere
Chicago Sun Times, IL - 4 hours ago
... Howard Dean in the Iowa caucuses. Dean was put on the defensive after he said Democrats
need to reach white Southerners who display Confederate flag decals. ...

Dean's bold choice
San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 4 hours ago
Howard Dean on Saturday announced he would become the first Democratic presidential
candidate ever to opt out of the system for publicly financing elections. ...

Iowa serves as starting gate
Albany Times Union, NY - 5 hours ago
... Recent polls have shown US Rep. Richard Gephardt, a native of Iowa's next-door neighbor,
Missouri, and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, running neck and neck. ...

Nov 8 Stories:

Howard Dean to skip public financing
AP - 15 minutes ago
8, 2003 | WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a historic move, Democratic presidential hopeful
Howard Dean will skip public financing and the spending limits that come with ...

The Frontrunner as Underdog
TIME - Nov 7, 2003
While most of the American political universe spent the week focused on Howard Dean’s
ill-advised comments on guys in pickups with confederate flags — Dean ...

Dean's New Steps Reshape Contest
New York Times - 1 hour ago
8 After months of being viewed by Democrats as an improbable if persistent candidate,
Howard Dean has erased questions about his staying power and forced his ...

Dean to Skip Public Financing
Washington Post, DC - 22 hours ago
By ROSS SNEYD. BURLINGTON, Vt. - In a historic move, Democratic presidential hopeful
Howard Dean said Saturday he will skip public financing and the spending ...

Reaction to Howard Dean's Announcement
Guardian, UK - 54 minutes ago
... `It's a shame that Howard Dean has broken his word and abandoned
his earlier pledge never to bypass the public financing system. ...

Independents May Not Want Bush Re-Election
AP- 50 minutes ago
... with 64 percent approving. Howard Dean led the Democratic candidates
among Democrats and those who lean Democratic. Dean had 16 ...

Dean Will Not Accept Public Matching Funds in Primaries
New York Times - 16 minutes ago
8 Howard Dean became the first Democrat to opt out of the presidential public financing
system in 30 years on Saturday, striking a severe blow to the Watergate ...

Dean's Flag Remarks Thrill and Repel in South
New York Times - 2 hours ago
... But Mr. McLamore has no use for those who fly the flag as a divisive symbol or for
Howard Dean, who stepped into trouble this week by saying he wanted to gain ...

Five Democrats Withdraw Names From DC Ballot
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
... Among the five remaining candidates, former Vermont governor Howard Dean has made
several appearances and built an extensive organization in the District. ...

Fine Print Is Given Full Voice in Campaign Ads
New York Times - 3 hours ago
... It's really clumsy and awkward to put in an ad," said Steve McMahon, whose firm
is handling the advertising for Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont. ...

Job Figures Buoy Bush, but Democratic Hopefuls See Room to Attack
New York Times - 3 hours ago
... We have graduated from sinking to treading water," Mr. Lieberman
said. Howard Dean had only one public appearance on Friday. It ...

Howard Dean tries, and fails, to stay above the fray.
Slate - 6 hours ago
By Chris Suellentrop. MANCHESTER, NH—Howard Dean tried, he really
did. With the press huddled in the assistant principal's office ...

Howard Dean Noses Ahead
CBS News - 6 hours ago
... CBS News. E-mail your questions and comments to Political Points.
Howard Dean did something amazing this week. The tough, abrasive ...

Maine Democrats host presidential hopefuls
Boston Globe, MA - 1 hour ago
... presidential nomination: former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and US Sen.
John Kerry of Massachusetts. Organizers for both campaigns ...

What You Say Can't Hurt You Until It Can
New York Times - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON For all the hoopla last week over Howard Dean's musings about
the Confederate flag, they should not have come as a surprise. ...

The Possibility's Just Too Delicious for All Concerned
Washington Post, DC - 5 hours ago
... Mystique, a word one probably wouldn't attach to Clark or Howard Dean, is a way
of saying that someone's popularity is irrational and beyond justification ...

Her Dying Wish: to Oust Bush
Newsday - 5 hours ago
... said Susan Crites, an online bookseller in Colorado who was moved by the obituary
to add an extra $10 to the approximately $350 she has sent to Howard Dean. ...

Dean: Bush shortchanging troops
Nashua Telegraph, NH - 1 hour ago
MANCHESTER – Democratic front-runner Howard Dean told 1,000 high school students
Friday that the Bush administration has failed men and women in the military ...

Dean holds on to top spot despite flag controversy
Nashua Telegraph, NH - 1 hour ago
MANCHESTER – In the most tumultuous week of the presidential campaign, Democrat
Howard Dean hardened his hold on the front-runner’s spot, even as a ...

Dean's crack proves Miller's point about Democrats in South
Gainesville Times, GA - 1 hour ago
If some still wonder what Georgia Sen. Zell Miller is referring to in his new book
that slams the Democratic Party, Howard Dean provided the example he needed. ...

Dean weighs historic departure from public financing in ...
San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 11 minutes ago
Howard Dean, seeking the blessing of his supporters, is poised to become the first
Democratic presidential candidate ever to skip public financing and rely on ...

Racing After 'NASCAR Dads'
Washington Post, DC - 32 minutes ago
By Ellen Goodman. MANCHESTER, NH -- The flap over Howard Dean's clumsy remark about
wanting to be the candidate of the Confederate flag guys was about race. ...

Goldberg on Dean's Confederate Flag Flap
ChronWatch.com - 1 hour ago
Jonah Goldberg, writing for Townhall.com, runs down the events surrounding Howard
Dean's confederate flag comment. It could have been Howard Dean's best week. ...

A word to Dixie: Drop dead, please
Washington Times, DC - 1 hour ago
... You might have thought that Howard Dean had suggested setting fire to the White
House again when he made the perfectly commonsensical suggestion that to be a ...

Inside Politics
Washington Times, DC - 1 hour ago
By Greg Pierce. Howard Dean holds a 14-point lead over Sen. John Kerry
in a poll of likely voters in New Hampshire's Democratic presidential ...

Local Democrats rip 5 who will skip DC primary
Washington Times, DC - 1 hour ago
... The withdrawal leaves former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, the Rev. Al
Sharpton, former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois, and Rep. ...

Bush touts role in favorable new economic reports
MSNBC - 8 minutes ago
... economy.”. But former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, a Democratic presidential
candidate, said it was too early to celebrate. “President ...

Kerry ’ s new TV ads target Bush ’ s policies
NH Primary, United States - 14 minutes ago
The 30-second commercial, titled "Corruption," is focused on showing that Kerry is
someone who can compete on the same stage with front-runner Howard Dean when ...

Dean: Bush shortchanging troops
NH Primary, United States - 14 minutes ago
MANCHESTER - Democratic front-runner Howard Dean told 1,000 high school students
Friday that the Bush administration has failed men and women in the military. ...

Dean holds on to top spot despite flag controversy
NH Primary, United States - 14 minutes ago
MANCHESTER - In the most tumultuous week of the presidential campaign, Democrat
Howard Dean hardened his hold on the front-runner's spot, even as a firestorm ...

Pelosi Blasts Signing of Abortion Ban
Rocky Mount Telegram, NC - 44 minutes ago
... Democratic presidential hopeful Dick Gephardt, facing a huge cash disadvantage against
front-runner Howard Dean, has asked his senior staff to take a pay cut. ...

Yale students organize Clark coalition on the Internet
The Yale Herald - 3 hours ago
... race. With the rise of Clark's Internet grassroots campaign come
inevitable comparisons to Howard Dean's, PC '71, campaign. The ...

Feingold asks hopefuls to limit spending
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 4 hours ago
... Democrat Howard Dean also is expected to opt out, arguing that the cap will leave
the Democratic nominee defenseless against Bush during the window between the ...

SHIELDS AND SAFIRE
PBS - 4 hours ago
... Safire. Bill, the Democrats' confederate flag flap this week. What's
the end result for Howard Dean, do you think? WILLIAM SAFIRE ...

Newsweek ’ s Clift : Have Democrats lost the South ?
MSNBC - 5 hours ago
... Howard Dean jumped into the thicket with his comment about how he wanted to be the
candidate for “guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks.” The ...

Dean Campaign Strengthens Despite Rivals' Charges
FOX News - 5 hours ago
MANCHESTER, NH. — In the most tumultuous week of the presidential campaign, Democrat
Howard Dean (search) hardened his hold on the front-runner's spot, even ...

Look away, Dixieland
Guardian, UK - 5 hours ago
Everything seemed to be going so well for Howard Dean, the frontrunner
in America's contest for the Democratic presidential nomination. ...

Dean: Brutal ruler doesn't justify use of force
AP - 6 hours ago
Nov. 7, 2003 | MANCHESTER, NH -- Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean said
Friday that the use of US military force is not warranted simply because a ...

Clark expects to end year with $9.5 million
AP - 6 hours ago
... The Clark campaign's optimism about its funding prospects comes as rival Howard Dean,
who began his campaign last year, leans toward opting out of the Watergate ...

Health-care union set to endorse Dean
Des Moines Register, IA - Nov 7, 2003
... union said they've reached a decision on a presidential endorsement that they will
announce Wednesday - but they made that statement with a beaming Howard Dean ...

Rebel Yelp
New Republic - 6 hours ago
... campaign.". The furor over Howard Dean's comments about the Confederate
flag offers a perfect illustration of this dynamic. Sometimes ...

Democrats focus on Louisiana races
CNN - 6 hours ago
... It could also be a real-life test of Democratic presidential front-runner Howard
Dean's thesis that Democrats can win in the South by combining the votes of ...  

Candidates adapt to latest news
Detroit News, MI - 9 hours ago
... Howard Dean's opposition to the war put him at odds with four of his rivals from
Congress, and as the situation on the ground there has deteriorated, the ...

The battle for bumper-sticker vote
GoMemphis.com, TN - 9 hours ago
Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean's claim that "I still want to be the
candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks" made us ...

Road to the White House: The NH campaign trail heats up
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 9 hours ago
... Howard Dean. "I've heard really good things about him," Andrews said. "He's
very bright, he has good ideas...he really seems to connect with people. ...

Dean takes $19-million gamble
Providence Journal Bulletin (subscription), RI - 9 hours ago
... PROVIDENCE -- Howard Dean, continuing his emergence as the front-runner for the
Democratic presidential nomination, decided yesterday to reject taxpayer ...

Democrats stumble in attempts to be all things to all people
Oregonian, OR - 10 hours ago
... might most plausibly argue for withdrawal. Question is: Can Howard
Dean sell that to the guy with a Confederate flag in his pickup?

Why Dean can win next November
Oregonian, OR - 10 hours ago
Let us not be fooled by misguided conventional wisdom. [Howard] Dean
is a threat and Republicans better not ignore him.". The latest ...

Nov 30 Stories:

first entry here

Link to last period's archive.

Questions/Problems/Queries:

davecullen-AT-earthlink-DOT-net

RETURN TO MY HOME PAGE