Mr. Dean has already landed endorsements from prominent Democrats like former Vice President Al Gore; former Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey, a rival of Mr. Gore in 2000; and Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa.
Former President Bill Clinton has said he would not endorse during the primaries. But two Democratic candidates, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut and General Clark, sought Tuesday to highlight their ties to him.
Mr. Lieberman returned to a political landmark, an Elks Club in Derry, N.H., where Mr. Clinton made an appearance in 1992. Borrowing a line from Mr. Clinton's speech there, Mr. Lieberman promised about 60 people that if they stuck by him, "I'll stick with you, every day, every way and everywhere, until the last dog dies."
"This is where Bill Clinton spoke in 1992 and, I believe, turned a corner in his campaign in New Hampshire and for the White House," Mr. Lieberman said.
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