From Ashes of '04 Effort, Dean Reinvents Himself

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A funny thing happened to Howard Dean on his way to becoming a losing footnote in the Democratic Party's past: he gained a winning foothold on its future. So there he was at Café Milano, Georgetown's power joint, buying a pounded veal paillard on Wednesday night for Terry McAuliffe, the man he is all but certain to succeed as party chairman next week.

"A lot of people came by the table to congratulate him," recalled Mr. McAuliffe, who said Dr. Dean had invited him to what became a three-hour dinner to discuss the party's operations. "And he said, 'No, no, not till the vote's over.' But I did tell him, 'You are about to become a human fire hydrant. You will get blamed for every loss. You will get zero credit for any win.' "

Dr. Dean, the former governor of Vermont, is no stranger to blame. His presidential campaign flared, then flamed out over questions about his judgment, temperament and discipline, and he left the race without winning a single primary.


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/06/politics/06dean.html

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1. Already the article has a wrong note

without even clicking the link!

Dean won the Vermont Primary!

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2. A surprisingly fair and positive article

Too bad the Times didn't bother to fact check that bit about Dean not winning any primaries.