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Politics : HOWARD DEAN -THE NEXT PRESIDENT? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Eashoa' M'sheekha who wrote (252)	9/28/2003 8:03:43 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 3079

Howard Dean took aim Sunday at the newcomer in the presidential race, Wesley Clark, by questioning his credentials as a Democrat. story.news.yahoo.com "He was a Republican until 25 days ago," Dean told "Face the Nation" on CBS. "I think that's going to be hard to swallow for a lot of Democrats." Several other candidates also have criticized Clark, a retired Army general, over a 2001 speech he gave to Republicans in Arkansas. In it, Clark offered praise for former Presidents Reagan and Bush and called the current Bush administration "a great team." The Democratic Party, Dean said, is not going to win elections by trying to go "Republican-light." He called Clark's campaign a desperate move by inside-the-beltway politicians to stop the former Vermont governor's unexpected role as front-runner. "Now that their candidates are not doing so well, they've gone out and found another one," said Dean. John Edwards also knocked Clark for his 2001 comments. "I disagree strongly with the things he said," Edwards told "Fox News Sunday." He added: "I think General Clark will have to explain to the Democratic voters in the primaries why he did that and why he's changed positions." Calls seeking comment from the Clark campaign were not immediately returned.