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I like John Kerry. I think he's intellectually curious and very thoughtful. I think he's deeply committed on issues like the environment. I think he's an internationalist, which I am.

Howard Dean

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Howard Dean
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: November 17
Former Governor Of Vermont
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East Hampton
New York
Howard Brush Dean III
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