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<p>HOWARD DEAN'S major asset as a candidate -- his trenchant criticism of President Bush -- is undercut by his continued foot-dragging on the 145 boxes of gubernatorial documents he has had sealed for 10 years in Vermont.</p> <p>While all of the Democratic presidential candidates criticize Bush -- John Kerry, Richard Gephardt, and Dennis Kucinich with notable vehemence -- none has equaled Dean's ability to score points with Democratic voters by attacking Bush on the war in Iraq, tax cuts for the rich, and a range of other issues.</p>

Whatever it is that Democratic presidential front-runner Howard Dean is trying to keep from the American public, the secret must be a beaut. It turns out that the Vermont Democrat - who ordered his state records sealed for ten years when he left the state's governorship earlier this year - initially wanted the telltale documents kept under lock and key till 2026 - just one year short of a quarter century. In memos made public by the Burlington Free Press on Wednesday, Vermont's state archivist Gregory Sanford revealed Dean's bizarre request to keep the electorate in the dark about his...

Graham: Release Sealed 9/11 Report Info 46 minutes ago By KEN GUGGENHEIM, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Citing the Saudi ambassador's claim that his country has "nothing to hide," Sen. Bob Graham called Monday on President Bush to declassify a 28-page section of the congressional report into the Sept. 11 attacks dealing with foreign support for the hijackers. Releasing the report "will permit the Saudi government to deal with any questions which may be raised in the currently censored pages, and allow the American people to make their own judgment about who are our true friends and allies in the...