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Howard Dean

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Howard Dean is a prominent figure in the Democratic Party, best known for his tenure as the Governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003. During his time in office, he focused on healthcare reform, environmental issues, and fiscal responsibility, earning a reputation for his progressive policies. Dean played a significant role in the national political landscape as the chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009, where he was instrumental in the party's grassroots organizing efforts and the development of the '50-state strategy' aimed at increasing Democratic presence across the country.

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Oct 6, 2004

The truth is, arguing with the president reminds me of arguing with a 2-year-old.

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Oct 6, 2004

The president didn't care enough about the troops to take the tax cuts from his friends to pay for it.

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Oct 6, 2004

The president didn't think it was high enough priority to help the troops out in order to pay for it.

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Oct 6, 2004

This is the biggest-spending president in our history. We have the largest deficit in the history of the United States of America.

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Oct 6, 2004

We've lost over 700 American men and women in our armed forces since Saddam Hussein was captured, because this president picked the wrong war at the wrong time.

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Oct 6, 2004

George Bush destabilized Iraq. He was instrumental in getting al Qaeda to arrive in Iraq. They were not there before we went.

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Oct 6, 2004

We cannot continue to have a president that runs huge deficits, costs us jobs, and doesn't tell us the truth when he sends our troops abroad.

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Oct 6, 2004

This president didn't have the courage and the guts to fund those troops the way they deserved to be funded.

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Sep 15, 2004

As for what's coming up at 8:00 p.m. here this evening, we have a primetime politics exclusive, an electoral map that gives us a snapshot of the election if it were held today.

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Aug 23, 2004

The president's campaign appears to have violated the federal election law, which is a criminal sanction, which calls for criminal sanctions.

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Aug 23, 2004

Howard Dean says George Bush may have violated the law and owes the nation an apology.

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Aug 23, 2004

Well, I think he, the president needs to apologize to the nation and to the nation's veterans for two reasons. First is that the first so-called swift boat ad had absolutely no truth to it whatsoever. And the second is that the president's…

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Aug 23, 2004

I think the president has a very serious problem, because I believe the president has violated the law.

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Aug 5, 2004

They're playing politics with their timing of the release of these documents.

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Aug 3, 2004

The terror is real, but the timing highly suspicious. Is the president playing politics with terror warnings?

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Aug 3, 2004

I am concerned that every time something happens that is not good for President Bush, he plays this trump card, which is terrorism. His whole campaign is based on the notion that, I can keep you safe, therefore, in times of difficulty, for…

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Aug 3, 2004

If it took three weeks for them to get this information, than they're not doing their job protecting the United States of America. There is one of two possibilities here. One, they need -- we need a new president so we can really take care…

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Aug 3, 2004

The threat is real. You to say al Qaeda is a real threat based on what they were able to accomplish in September 11. The threat is very real.

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Aug 3, 2004

I do know that Karl Rove wrote a memo in 2002 directing Republican candidates to run on the war and run on terrorism issues. I suppose that's Karl Rove's M.O. still. The president of the United States himself has said that he intends to…

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