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Dean, Douglas Come Down On Opposite Sides Of Health Care Debate

(Host) Former Governor Howard Dean and incumbent Governor Jim Douglas are playing active roles in the national health care debate. Full Article at VPR | Vermont Public Radio

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    SOURCE: Barre Montpelier Times-Argus 1 month ago
  2. It could actually be amazing if they ask the state to expand VHAP ... It's a great program with great benefits and expanding eligibility would really help out those here without options.
    – Peter Sterling SOURCE: Barre Montpelier Times-Argus 1 month ago
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  1. Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to former President George W. Bush, left, and Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, answer questions at a news conference before a debate on the topic of healthcare at Penn State...
  2. WASHINGTON - AUGUST 13: Former Democratic National Committee chairman and former Gov. Howard Dean speaks at the Politics and Prose Bookstore August 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. Dean discussed his new book titled 'Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform' at the event.
  3. US politician and physician Howard Dean talks with volunteers before addressing a massive rally titled 'Health Care 09 - We Can�t Wait' sponsored by Health Care for America Now (HCAN), the largest health care campaign in the country on June 25, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  4. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 20: John Podesta (L) and Howard Dean (R) stand on the inaugural platform before the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America on the West Front of the Capitol January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  5. Virginia Governor Tim Kaine watches as US President-elect Barack Obama announces his choice of Kaine as DNC chairman during a press conference at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters January 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. Kaine will succeed current chairman Howard Dean.
  6. NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - DECEMBER 17: Democratic National Committee Chairman, Howard Dean talks about health care reform at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center December 17, 2008 in National Harbor, Maryland.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 5: Howard Dean, Chair of the Democratic National Committee, speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club November 5, 2008 in Washington, DC.
  8. Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean attends the victory rally for US President-elect Barack Obama during his election night rally at Grant Park on November 4, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.
  9. Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (C), D-CA, and Howard Dean (R), chairman of the Democratic National Committee, arrive prior to the third and final debate between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain October 15, 2008 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.

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