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To: calgal who wrote (4735)	12/9/2003 11:55:10 AM
From: calgal	Respond to of 6358

Lieberman in Dark About Gore Nod to Dean foxnews.com Tuesday, December 09, 2003 Sen. Joe Lieberman said Tuesday he was caught "completely off-guard" by the revelation that former Vice President Al Gore was endorsing Lieberman rival Howard Dean for the Democratic presidential nomination. "I was surprised," Lieberman acknowledged in a nationally broadcast interview, but he said, "I'm more determined than ever to fight for what I believe is right for my party and my country." Asked on NBC's "Today " program about whether he felt betrayed by Gore, who chose him as his 2000 campaign running mate, Lieberman said, "I'm not going to talk about Al Gore's (search) sense of loyalty this morning. "I'll tell you, I'll always remain grateful " to Gore for choosing him for the vice presidential nod last time around, Lieberman said. Reminded that he had declined to announce his campaign for the 2004 nomination until Gore had made his own decision about running, Lieberman said: "I did what I thought was right. I couldn't run against the guy who gave me an opportunity to run for vice president." Lieberman, shown a news clip from 2000 in which Gore extolled his virtues as a man who would be ready to step in as president in a national emergency, said he could not explain why Gore decided to support the former Vermont (search) governor. "Well, you'd have to ask Al," he said, "because I'm the same person today I was when he said those very kind things about me ... to put me into position to be president in the case of an emergency." Lieberman has been struggling in his bid for the party's nod. He is no longer competing in Iowa, which has party caucuses next month, and he trails both Dean and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., in New Hampshire. The Connecticut senator said Gore's move surprised him because he believes Dean's position on key issues are at odds with Gore's. "That's why I'm surprised here," Lieberman said. "Al Gore has endorsed someone here who has taken positions diametrically opposite" of the former vice president. "What really bothers me is that Al is supporting a candidate who is so fundamentally opposed to the basic transformation that Bill Clinton (search) brought to this party in 1992," moving it to a more middle-of-the-road stance on economic policy and other areas, Lieberman said. "So, Al Gore has to explain why he's endorsing somebody who I think will take our party and our country backward," the senator said. Lieberman quickly added that he did not think that Gore's endorsement of Dean would harm Lieberman's efforts in New Hampshire. "No way," he said. "The voters are a month and a half away from voting." "Al Gore has only one vote in the primaries, particularly in New Hampshire, where voters are independent-minded. I don't think they're going to be controlled by what any politician or pundit says," he said. Lieberman said he had spoken Monday night with Clinton, but declined to say specifically whether they had talked about Gore's endorsement of Dean. "Our conversations are always private," Lieberman said. Reminded that he had said publicly last week that if he were elected president, he might give Gore a top-ranking position in his administration, Lieberman replied, "I'd say that's less likely this morning."

To: calgal who wrote (4735)	12/9/2003 11:55:23 AM
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Dean Fund-Raiser Abuzz With Word of Gore Nod Tuesday, December 09, 2003 NEW YORK — A fund-raiser for Howard Dean (search) was buzzing Monday after word spread that former Vice President Al Gore (search) had agreed to endorse him for the Democratic presidential nomination. But Dean himself told the crowd of several hundred supporters gathered at Roseland Ballroom that he could "neither confirm nor deny" reports of Gore's endorsement. Gore, who won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote in the 2000 election, has agreed to appear with Dean in Harlem on Tuesday and then travel with the former Vermont governor to Iowa for a formal endorsement, said several Democratic sources, including one close to Gore. Dean supporters at the $100-a-head fund-raiser late Monday night reveled in Gore's backing. "Fifty-five percent of the country voted for him," said Jessica Wells, 26, of Ambler, Pa. "He's a great person to have behind you." Sandra Bernhard, Andrea Martin, Rob Reiner and John Leguizamo were among the celebrity supporters present. "I'm sick and tired of being lied to, and that's why I'm here supporting Howard Dean," Reiner told the crowd. Earlier Monday, 23 City Council members, including Speaker Gifford Miller (search), endorsed Dean for president. There are 47 Democrats on the 51-member council. In accepting the endorsement, Dean said of President Bush, "I can't imagine this president winning this state or certainly this city after reducing funds for schools, cutting fire and police — the essential services we need — and gutting mass transit funding." The backing of Gore and the council members mark the latest in a string of high-profile endorsements in New York for Dean, ranging from powerful labor unions to rock icon Joan Jett. Recent independent polls have shown Dean at or near the top of the field in New York, but with the contest still competitive and a large number of undecided Democrats. The state's presidential primary is March 2. A poll by Franklin Pierce College found Dean with a 25-point lead over Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry in New Hampshire, seven weeks before the state's Democratic presidential primary. Dean was at 39 percent and Kerry at 14 percent in the poll. In May, Dean and Kerry were tied at 23 percent in the poll. FNC Alerts \| News Ticker \| Schedule \| Bios \| E-mail Shows \| Upgrade Central FOX News Shop \| Find FNC in Your Area \| Find FNC Abroad \| FAQs Advertise on FOXNews.com Jobs at FOX News Channel. Internships at FOX News Channel. Terms of use. Privacy Statement. For FOXNews.com comments write to foxnewsonline@foxnews.com; For FOX News Channel comments write to comments@foxnews.com © Associated Press. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2003 ComStock, Inc. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Copyright 2003 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. All market data delayed 20 minutes. Click image to enlarge Related Stories •Gore to Endorse Dean•Jesse Jackson Jr. Backs Dean for President•Dean: Judge Should Decide Records to Release•Transcript: Howard Dean on 'FOX News Sunday'Background Info 2004 Presidential Candidates • Gen. Wesley K. Clark • Former Gov. Howard Dean • Sen. John Edwards • Rep. Richard Gephardt • Sen. John Kerry • Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich • Sen. Joseph Lieberman • Former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun • Rev. Al Sharpton Politics Home