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<p>Libya's decision to give up its weapons of mass destruction is making it harder for Democrats such as Howard Dean to disparage President Bush's war against Iraq, which prompted Libya's move.</p> <p>Mr. Dean, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, has been uncharacteristically silent about Mr. Bush's bombshell announcement on Friday that Libya has agreed unconditionally to relinquish its chemical-, biological- and nuclear-weapons programs.</p>

<p>Al Gore's endorsement yesterday is a coup for Howard Dean and has pundits proclaiming that the former Vermont Governor has sewn up the Democratic nomination. We'd prefer to give the voters a say first, and before they vote they deserve to know more about this political unknown boasting that he'll topple a popular incumbent President.</p>

One of the Nine Dwarves running for President, Vermont Governor Howard Dean, in introducing former VP Al Gore at this morning's endorsement rally in New York, had the nerve and audacity to claim that the young girls that were killed 40 years ago in the bombing of a Birmingham, Alabama church "gave their lives" for the cause of civil rights. What a load of used food! Those little girls did not "give" their lives! They went to church to worship the Lord. They became symbols for the cause, certainly. But to say that they "gave" their lives, as if to...

Lord knows that Howard Dean deserves to be attacked. The Democratic front-runner has said -- if not in so many words -- that his first act as president would be to run to Paris to apologize for the fact that the United States toppled Saddam Hussein. His second act would be to raise taxes. But it's hard to watch a Democratic debate and not feel a spasm of sympathy for the former Vermont governor.If the Democratic primaries were a salacious TV reality series, they would be titled: "When Democrats Smear Their Own." Dean, populist hero of the left, is being...

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean has a problem. He's running for president as the candidate of candor - willing to speak his mind and tell the truth no matter the consequences. Try squaring that image with the savvy political insider who struck a deal with Vermont's secretary of state to conceal papers related to his 11-year tenure as governor for 10 years from the date he left office. What's Dean hiding? Maybe nothing. But Dean has said, ``We didn't want anything embarrassing appearing in the papers at a critical time in any future endeavor.'' Well, that sure is candid. But...

A friend in New Hampshire who attended one of Dean's campaign rallies out of curiosity, commented that he cannot remember a situation where he saw so many angry and resentful white people. In a recent speech, Dean compared the situation of Americans today, to that of Americans during the Revolutionary War, in that in both eras, America was under the rule of oppressive kings named George. Dean's political campaigning style sounded familiar. I scratched my head and tried to figure out which past politician had the style of Dean. Then it occurred to me...of course...George Wallace in '68. Dean is...

<p>Campaigning for the Democratic nomination for president, Howard Dean frequently points to his record as Vermont's governor to indicate his fitness for the job. I served with Mr. Dean in the Senate, ran against him for the governor's office in 1992, and have watched him in action in the decade since. Now is a good time to re-examine his record.</p>

<p>Why Hillary opposes the Democratic front-runner.</p> <p>Tuesday, September 2, 2003 12:01 a.m.</p> <p>While Hillary Clinton swears she isn't running for president, she certainly isn't happy about Howard Dean becoming the Democratic frontrunner. The Clintons--along with Terry McAuliffe, their hand-picked chairman of the Democratic National Committee--could become some of the biggest behind-the-scenes obstacles to Mr. Dean's insurgent candidacy.</p>

Exposing Howard Dean Part Three: Universal Medicine Equals Socialized Medicine By Ryan Thompson on 08/30/03 This is the third of several pieces exposing the agenda of Governor Howard Dean on several issues. Now I am going to discuss Governor Dean’s plans involving healthcare. The information from Governor Dean’s own website (www.deanforamerica.com) is the basis for my analysis. Also, I look at the past actions of the Governor to determine his agenda. Governor Dean’s plan has four major components: 1. Redefine and expand Medicaid along with the State Children’s Health Insurance Program to cover every person under the age of 25....

<p>August 28, 2003 -- JUST a month ago, skep tics wondered if antiwar contender Howard Dean truly was the Democratic 2004 front-runner.</p> <p>Now the new question is whether there's any way for Dem rivals to stop him.</p> <p>Answer: It won't be easy because Dean has built up a real head of steam - his monster rally in New York Tuesday showed it - while ex-front-runner John Kerry (D-Mass.) seems at risk of meltdown.</p>