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Howard Dean Splits the Left

The former Democratic Party leader’s “kill the bill” battle cry has rallied some grassroots progressives—and sent other former allies scrambling to distance themselves from his cause.

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Howard Dean—the former Democratic National Committee chairman who went rogue this week, declaring in television interviews and a Washington Post op-ed that senators should vote “no” on the current, public option-free health-care bill—is now splitting the progressive movement down the middle, with several influential players distancing themselves from this onetime...

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