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Dean has also shown that he can excite the Democratic Party base. During his primary campaign, Dean signed up more than half a million voters on his website, and he used far more volunteers in both New Hampshire and Iowa than any of the other campaigns. More importantly, Dean built his support by standing up for core Democratic principles, from multilateral foreign policy to universal healthcare...
...from promoting ideological cohesion in the Democratic Party. Under his leadership, the Democrats were largely unable to present a unified message in the face of the Republican’s radical platform. McAuliffe’s decision indicated a focus on moderate voters at the expense of the Democratic base. In contrast, the Republicans have been successful by playing to their base and refusing to compromise their principles. To counter the Republican’s radical agenda, the Democrats must clearly articulate their own vision. Dean could build the kind of grassroots movement that would allow the Democrats to stand...
Harvard wasted little time in getting on the board, as Stefanchik and Bettinelli opened the game with back-to-back bunt singles and Gordon followed with a three-run home run. The Crimson added two more in the fourth when Fritsch reached base on an error and scored on Miller’s two-run blast...
...estimated 7,000 people" over the past decade. Most of those arrested were allegedly HUT members. In many respects, the attacks were not aimed at classic al-Qaeda targets, adding to the skepticism over the government's claims. The attackers ignored American installations, like the Karshi-Khanabad air base that supports U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, and passed over the U.S. embassy. And these assaults were not directed at civilians but specifically focused on Uzbekistan's police force, which is deeply unpopular due to its alleged corruption and brutality. Western diplomats and independent Uzbek observers say the attacks signal...
...Regardless of the state of play militarily around Fallujah, the political arithmetic remains something of a migraine - the steps needed to placate the Sunni base of the insurgency could inflame the already angry Shiites, while the steps needed to accommodate Shiite aspirations are precisely those being resisted by the Sunnis. Fallujah has served up another reminder that honoring the administration's pledge, supported by the Democrats, to "stay the course in Iraq" may yet involve years of committing U.S. lives and treasure to the mission...