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Dean, Gephardt staffs trade angry remarks A Dean worker says he was called a derogatory name. Gephardt's staff says the accusation is a "dirty trick.' By KEN FUSON Dean, Gephardt staffs trade angry remarks> Register Staff Writer 10/30/2003 With their presidential candidates locked in a neck-and-neck race in Iowa, the campaign staffs for Democratic rivals Howard Dean and Dick Gephardt are hurling angry accusations at each other over an incident this week in Des Moines. Dean staffers say an openly gay campaign worker was pushed by Gephardt's Iowa campaign manager and called a "faggot" by someone else on Gephardt's national...

VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE is one court decision away from a concession speech. After barely surviving Monday morning's U.S. Supreme Court decision, he suffered a body blow Monday afternoon when a Florida judge resoundingly dismissed his election contest. If the Florida Supreme Court turns down his appeal, he should quit the race. The U.S. Supreme Court's opinion was wise, unanimous and restrained. Unanimity was important, given the divisiveness of the issue. Judicial restraint was important because the court does not want to be the final arbiter of the political question of who won the election. The court didn't give either ...