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Howard Dean

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Howard Dean
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: November 17
Former Governor Of Vermont
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Howard Brush Dean III
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From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he would not have created gay people.
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As governor, I came to believe that the death penalty would be a just punishment for certain, especially heinous crimes, such as the murder of a child or the murder of a police officer. The events of September 11 convinced me that terrorists also deserve the ultimate punishment.
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I'm not attacking liberals with a broad brush.
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I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks.
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The idea that the United States is going to win the war in Iraq is just plain wrong.
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