[Mb-civic] Dean Takes the Helm of His Struggling Party

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Dean Takes the Helm of His Struggling Party 
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Without the backing of key Democratic leaders, the former presidential candidate is elected unanimously to lead the national committee.

By Mark Z. Barabak
Times Staff Writer

February 13 2005

WASHINGTON — Capping an improbable political comeback, Howard Dean was unanimously elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, accepting the job with a low-key speech that depicted the struggling party as the nation's voice of fiscal responsibility and social progress. 

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