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Howard Dean won't seek second term as DNC chairman (AP)

 
AP - Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean plans to step down from his post when his term expires in January, wrapping up a tenure in which the party heavily invested in all 50 states for a payoff that helped elect Barack Obama president. (link)

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