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Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean has a plan that will produce a nominee before his party's convention in August, avoiding what he fears could be a "really ugly and nasty" fiasco. Democratic leaders have begun complaining he has bungled the party's nominating process and alienated voters because of his failure to engineer a political compromise in the DNC's ill-advised decision to strip Florida and Michigan of all its delegates. But Mr. Dean, whose polls show the party's internecine warfare is hurting its chances in November, has been talking to party bigwigs about a deal and now says the delegations will...

Bush Republicans Have It All Wrong October 30, 2007 Washington, DC - Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement after President Bush threatened to veto funding important to the American people: "President Bush has it all wrong. Voting to end the war in Iraq is not wasted time. Voting to give low income kids health care is not wasted time. And voting to care for our brave veterans is not wasted time. The hypocrisy from this White House is almost unbelievable, even from President Bush. After signing $3 trillion in new spending, President Bush and his Republican...

Democrats smell blood -- and campaign cash -- in the uproar over the Justice Department's firing of eight federal prosecutors last year. "This could be George Bush's Watergate," Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean wrote in an e-mail soliciting campaign funds yesterday. Senate Democrats said their investigation into the firings is intended to preserve independence for federal prosecutors and keep them from being used as political foot soldiers for the executive branch. "Every single U.S. attorney has to have an objectivity and independence, and a willingness to pursue facts, wherever those facts lead them," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat....

**** Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean came to Austin Tuesday to rally Democrats. "We are going to take back Texas. And we're going to do it before we take back other states we've lost the last 15-20 years," Dean said during the rally. The former Presidential candidate fired up the troops at Scholz Garten in downtown Austin. Dean predicts statewide and nationally Democrats will make big gains in November. He says between the war in Iraq and deficit, the Republicans have taken the country in the wrong direction.

Great expectations "Concern is rising among Democrats that party leaders could tear each other apart if the party fails to take control of the House or Senate in November," U.S. News & World Report says in its White House Week column. "Expectations are especially high about winning the House, and one adviser to Bill Clinton says if the Democrats fail, it could result in party leaders forming a 'circular firing squad.' Specifically, Democratic defeat could quickly undermine the leadership positions of Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi."

DNC Chair Howard Dean: "If Karl Rove had been indicted it would have been for perjury. That does not excuse his real sin which is leaking the name of an intelligence operative during the time of war. He doesn't belong in the White House. If the President valued America more than he valued his connection to Karl Rove then Karl Rove would have been fired a long time ago. So I think this is probably good news for the White House, but its not very good news for America."

To: National Desk Contact: Damien LaVera of the Democratic National Committee, 202-863-8148 WASHINGTON, June 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today gave the keynote address to the National Stonewall Democrats conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The following are excerpts of Dean's remarks as prepared for delivery. "I want to start today by thanking you for standing with me. Not just through the recent controversy over my CBN interview, but for standing with me as we have fought side by side for equal rights under the law for all Americans. That fight continues, and the Democrat Party is...

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean's recent comments calling on groups in the religious community "to decide whether they want to be tax exempt or involved in politics" drew the ire of a Catholic-based advocacy group on Friday. Dean's remarks were made during an interview with the Christian Science Monitor on Wednesday. "Howard Dean's statement makes it clear that he wants to muzzle America's churches and religious groups from professing what they believe on important issues facing our society," said Joseph Cella, president of Fidelis, a Catholic-based advocacy organization. "When it comes to debates over public policy and issues, Dean...

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean has vowed not to get involved in the primary battle between Sen. Joe Lieberman and political upstart Ned Lamont. But his brother, James Dean, has already endorsed Lieberman's challenger. "I personally think Ned is a terrific candidate and I want to support him," Dean's brother said at a Connecticut fundraiser last month. "I think not only is it a good race for the voters because he's bringing the war back [as an issue], I think his campaign will benefit candidates up and down the Democratic ticket." Dean's brother is now chairman of Democracy for...

Bill Clinton invoked Scripture and Al Gore warned of the looming calamity of climate change as the former president and vice president appeared onstage to honor an outgoing Democratic Party official. Democrats sentimental for a return of the Clinton-Gore political era saw their wish briefly fulfilled Monday night at a dinner for Democratic National Committee official Maureen White. The two did not appear onstage together, joining committee Chairman Howard Dean at different moments in the program. Gore was accompanied by his wife, Tipper Gore. Speaking to the 500 donors who'd paid at least $1,000 to attend the dinner, Clinton urged...

Democrats lost the evangelical vote decades ago. As the last election showed, they are now in danger of permanently losing Catholics. But the left has devised an ingenious technique for winning back disaffected Catholics – insult their Church and its leader. And they thought of this all by themselves? As part of the campaign to defeat the Republican push to end the judicial filibuster, on May 17, 2005, MoveOn.org, PAC ran an ad appealing to anti-Catholic paranoia. The broadside was an altered photo that showed Pope Benedict XVI standing outside the Supreme Court’s chambers. The pontiff appears to be holding...

"Dean also claimed that the best DemocRATS are Socialists"

DR. DEAN: I said I wasn't sure, but I said I thought there probably were. But the thing that really bothered me the most, which the 9-11 Commission said also wasn't true, is the insinuation that the president continues to make to this day that Osama bin Laden had something to do with supporting terrorists that attacked the United States. That is false. The 9-11 Commission, chaired by a Republican, said it was false.

Howard Dean says Democrats must campaign on their convictions and not give in to the temptation to behave 'like Republicans.'Speaking today to still enthusiastic supporters at George Washington University, the defeated presidential candidate said Democrats need to be agresssive in defining the debate. One year ago, Former Vermont Governor Dean syrocketed from obscurity to early front runner in the Democratic Primaries based on his refusal to pull punches.He seems to be doing the same thing now-criticizing Democrats who are unwilling to make themselves a clear alternative to President Bush.After the speech, Dean refused to answer questions about whether he has...

Howard Dean to speak at a Catholic university Matt C. Abbott Matt C. Abbott August 31, 2004 Loyola University Chicago on Sept. 1 will host former Vermont Gov. and Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean, who will speak "on the implications of the 2004 presidential election, an event sponsored by the Student Activities Fund and the College Democrats," according to the university's website, www.luc.edu. Dean, an avowed proponent of abortion and homosexual marriage, is not the first public figure with views in opposition to Catholic teaching to be invited to speak at the Jesuit Catholic institution. In September 2003, pro-abortion civil...

It should be noted that Roy Neel-- Al Gore's consigliere-- was also suggested to Howard Dean [to run his campaign] by the AFSCME and SEIU unions who are demanding willing results from Dean...or else.While no one in the Dean camp called the conversations ultimatiums, sources inside the Dean campaign said that both AFSCME President Gerald MceNtee and SEIU President Andrew Stern made it clear to senior Dean advisors that the candidate must win in next weeks races or face the prospect that both unions will publicly announce that they are reconsidering their endorsements and support.It's embarassing for Dean, but it's...

CALL YOUR BROKERWith almost every poll showing Howie Dean trailing John Kerry leading into next week's [Junior Tuesday] primaries--in some cases Dean is running third or fourth behind John Edwards and Wesley Clark--his campaign is looking at what he would have to do to grab enough delegate support to play a role in a brokered Democratic convention.'If we can't be the clear cut winner, we want at least a hand in who that winner will be,' says a Dean adviser in Washington.'We're not just going to let guys like Kerry and Edwards have it easy after [Super Tuesday] March 2....