Washington: Howard Dean

Sun, 11/02/2008 - 14:59

Howard Dean headed to Fife for Gregoire GOTV rally

Howard Dean, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee and former Vermont governor and presidential candidate, will be heading to Washington this afternoon for a get out the vote rally with Gov. Chris Gregoire in Fife.

Dean will be joined by Senators Patty Murray (D-Shoreline) and Maria Cantwell (D-Seattle) as they rally the base in Pierce County, one of the key battlegrounds in this year's gubernatorial race.

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Wed, 08/27/2008 - 23:45

Today's convention schedule

The fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention will be called to order at 5:00 PM EST on Thursday, with a theme of "Change You Can Believe In."

The final day's events will take place at INVESCO Field at Mile High, where over 70,000 people are expected to attend.

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Mon, 08/25/2008 - 18:07

Angelides talks clean energy, promotes the work of Rep. Inslee

DENVER -- As mentioned earlier, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano and DNC Chair Howard Dean addressed the Washington delegation this morning along with Washington Democratic Chair Dwight Pelz and state Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-Seattle), but the star power did not stop there.

Mon, 08/25/2008 - 17:49

Delegates rave about political access, Howard Dean

DENVER -- When Howard Dean dropped in on the Washington delegation this morning, it made the highlight reel for at least two local convention-goers. Shanna Sawtzki and Jen Hauseman, both Obama delegates from Seattle, pointed to Dean's visit as the best thing that had happened to them so far in their still fledgling trip to the Mile High City.

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Mon, 08/25/2008 - 12:48

Dean promotes a '39 county strategy' for Washington Dems

DENVER - The biggest reaction from Washington's delegate breakfast today came, hands down, from the surprise arrival of Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean, the former Vermont Governor.

Dean gave a very Washington-centric address as he touched on the party's emphasis to regain the votes of rural America, which he said had been destroyed by eight years of Republican policies.

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