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Howard Dean's wife Judith Steinberg accompanies Dean and their son Paul to a courtroom hearing last month. This was a rare public appearance by the former first lady of Vermont. Shown at right is a publicity photo released by the Dean Campaign.

<p>Bathed in the public glare of his father's presidential campaign, 17-year-old Paul Dean took the first step Tuesday to enter a court diversion program that could wipe his record clear of a June burglary at the Burlington Country Club.</p> <p>Former Gov. Howard Dean and his wife, Judy, accompanied their son to the Costello Courthouse on Cherry Street, where they were greeted by a small pack of reporters and photographers.</p>

<p>August 6, 2003 -- BURLINGTON, Vt. - The 17-year-old son of Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean agreed yesterday to participate in a court "diversion" program after being arrested for allegedly being the getaway driver while four friends tried to steal beer from a local country club.</p>

Paul Dean, the 17-year-old son of Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean, will take part in a court diversion program for his role in the burglary of a Vermont country club. According to the Associated Press, police have pegged Dean as the getaway driver, having questioned the teen while he sat in a car waiting for four buddies to steal beer and champagne from the Burlington Country Club on June 20. "I think this is a good outcome for Paul and for his friends, and that's what the program is designed for," Howard Dean told reporters after meeting with an official...

Dean's Son Resolves Vt. Burglary Charge Howard Dean's Son to Participate in Program to Resolve Burglary Charge The Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. Aug. 5 — The 17-year-old son of Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean agreed Tuesday to participate in a court diversion program for allegedly being the getaway driver while four friends tried to steal beer from a country club. Paul Dean appeared at Vermont District Court with his father and mother, Dr. Judith Dean, and met with a court official. "I think this is a good outcome for Paul and for his friends, and that's what the program is...

Son of Democratic Presidential Candidate Faces Accessory to Burglary Charge The Associated Press Published: Aug 5, 2003 BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Police said that while four teens tried to break into a country club to get liquor, the 17-year-old son of Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean waited at the wheel of the getaway car. For his alleged role, Paul Dean must now answer charges that he helped burglarize the Burlington Country Club during the early morning of June 20. He faces an accessory charge in the incident and was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday. Described by his father as...

Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean may have a little scandal in his past. At a fund-raiser this week in Iowa, the former Vermont governor discussed the arrest last month of his son, Paul, 17, for helping to break into a country club and steal beer. "Kids just make inexplicable judgments sometimes," he said. Asked whether he'd done anything like that when he was young, Dean said: "I take the Fifth. Was I ever arrested? No. But I'm not going to catalog my misdeeds, of which there were a significant number." Do tell.

The softer side of the pugnacious US presidential hopeful surfaced when he rushed home after his son was accused of theft. WASHINGTON - Last week brought good and bad news for Mr Howard Dean, a former Vermont governor who wants to be the next president of the United States. On Friday, his 17-year-old son was arrested for allegedly taking part in an attempt to steal alcoholic beverages from a country club in Burlington, the capital of the north-eastern state of Vermont. Mr Dean, a Democrat campaigning in the Midwestern state of Iowa, rushed home. 'When a child gets in trouble...

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Presidential candidate Howard Dean is berating himself for saying he wanted to break into the country club of Democratic Party insiders. The remark to Vermont reporters Monday came several days after Dean's 17-year-old son, Paul, was charged with aiding in a burglary at the Burlington Country Club. Vermont's former governor cut short a campaign swing on Friday to return home after his son was picked up by police along with a group of his friends. Dean made the country club comment Monday just before formally kicking off his campaign for the presidency. Dean was asked how he...

Democratic Party presidential candidate Howard Dean put his campaign on hold yesterday after his 17-year-old son was busted for stealing booze from a tony Vermont country club. "When a child gets in trouble like this, it constitutes a family crisis, and I believe it's important that I be home," Dean said in a statement issued by his campaign. "I have canceled my scheduled campaign appearances tomorrow in Iowa so that I can return to Vermont and deal personally with what my family and I consider a very serious matter." Police said that Paul Dean and three friends cut the lock...

Howard Dean Says Son Allegedly Involved In Burglary Teens Break Into Burlington Country Club UPDATED: 11:14 p.m. EDT June 20, 2003 BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Presidential candidate and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean says his son has been cited in court on charges of trying to burglarize the Burlington Country Club to get liquor. Dean said his son Paul (pictured left), 17, and four other teenagers were involved in the incident. WPTZ NewsChannel 5 reporter Lauren Cook said Paul Dean was questioned about the burglary at Burlington Police headquarters. Police told Cook that Paul Dean was with at least three other...

Dean Says Son Charged With Burglary 2 hours, 16 minutes ago By ROSS SNEYD, Associated Press Writer MONTPELIER, Vt. - Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean said Friday that his 17-year-old son and four other teenagers were cited in a burglary for attempting to steal liquor from a Vermont country club. Dean, who canceled several campaign appearances, said his son, Paul, and teammates on the high school hockey team apparently were discovered early Friday morning at the Burlington Country Club by a police officer on routine patrol. Dean said it was his understanding that his son would be charged as an...

Dean's son and friends broke into a storage room at a country club....