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Dean withdraws from Virginia Democratic fund-raiser


By the Associated Press

Published February 6, 2004

RICHMOND, Va. -- Howard Dean will skip the Virginia Democratic Party's annual fund-raising gala Saturday on the eve of the state's presidential primary, the Dean campaign said Friday.

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Dean's withdrawal from the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner leaves Sens. John Kerry of Massachusetts, John Edwards of North Carolina and former Gen. Wesley Clark of Arkansas as the candidates headlining the largest annual gathering of Virginia Democrats.

His decision is no surprise. Dean has spent far less time or money in Virginia than the other three candidates, and he was the last of the three to sign on to attend the dinner.

Clark, Edwards and Kerry are televising campaign ads in the state, Kerry and Edwards have visited the state several times, and all three have a full weekend of campaigning planned for Virginia.

Campaign spokesman Garrett Graff said Dean will return to Burlington, Vt., and spend the night Saturday at his home.

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