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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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Feb 9, 2004

Are we going to have health insurance for every single American? Are we going to have jobs in America again by having an environmental rights, human rights and labor rights in our trade treaties?

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Feb 9, 2004

We ought never as Democrats to be afraid of standing up for the right to organize and for ordinary men and women to have a decent middle class lifestyle.

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Feb 9, 2004

He has just said he's not quitting the race, regardless of what happens here in Wisconsin.

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Feb 5, 2004

I'd love to have your help. So I need your help on Tuesday. I need your help.

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Feb 4, 2004

Howard Dean basically announced that if he doesn't win Wisconsin, he's out of the race.

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Feb 4, 2004

This was the last stand in cheese land move on the part of Governor Dean.

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Feb 3, 2004

We can do this differently in this country. It just requires the courage.

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Jan 28, 2004

That's all yesterday. Today we're putting another foot forward.

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Jan 26, 2004

You can't nominate this guy because he's a play-along, go-along guy?

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Jan 25, 2004

Where was John Kerry when George Bush was giving out all this misinformation about Saddam having something to do with al Qaeda? He was voting in favor of the war, and it turned out all the reasons the president gave us were not true…

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Jan 21, 2004

I'm a little hoarse. It's not because of the Iowa screech. I actually have a cold.

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Jan 21, 2004

He has to win here in New Hampshire to win the presidential nomination.

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Jan 21, 2004

he has to win here in New Hampshire to win the presidential nomination.

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Jan 14, 2004

First of all, not much is happening in the polls. And second of all, the polls really don't matter in the last few days. It is all organization.

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Jan 14, 2004

This is going to be close, it's going to be a really tough race.

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Jan 14, 2004

On Monday night, you have a chance to choose the next commander-in-chief of the United States military.

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Jan 14, 2004

I believe I can bring in the people who have been inside the beltway. They just simply -- they're all good Democrats, they're going to want to win. They just need to be retrained.

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Jan 13, 2004

I'm going after everybody, because I'm tired of being the pin cushion.

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Jan 13, 2004

That's consistent with what I've been saying for a year. I've gone through all the circumstances in which I would use force. One of them is to stop genocide if other world bodies refuse to abide what their obligation is.

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Jan 13, 2004

I think General Clark is a good guy. But I truly believe he's a Republican.

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