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Democrat Howard Dean (news - web sites), in a last-ditch appeal, urged Wisconsin voters on Monday to ignore the media and opinion polls that herald presidential front-runner John Kerry (news - web sites) and use "the power to choose the strongest candidate to beat George W. Bush." Recalling Wisconsin progressives past and present — Robert LaFollette, William Proxmire and Sen. Russell Feingold — Dean told voters, "the media claims this contest is over. They say your voice and your vote don't count. They expect you to rubber stamp the choice of others. But you don't have to listen to them."...