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Dean not a contender for health sec
He doesn't have the ability to work with Congress that Obama needs. See also: Gingrich: GOP outmatched
Dean Steps Down as DNC Chair
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — With a new Democratic president, the head of the party feels it's time to step down.... (more) Dean Steps Down as DNC Chair
Dean Will Step Aside at DNC
politicalwire.com — Howard Dean "will not seek a second term as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, clearing the... way for a loyalist of President-elect Barack Obama to be named to the soon to be vacant post," according to the Washington Post . Marc Ambinder : ... (more) Dean Will Step Aside at DNC
Howard Dean: Mission Accomplished
Howard Dean: Mission Accomplished
oliverwillis.com — As Howard Dean prepares to step down as DNC Chairman, its worth remembering that when he started... the right and much of the decaying party establishment insisted that his tenure would be counted in days or weeks, certainly not months. Democrats ... (more) Howard Dean: Mission Accomplished
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Dean Not Contender for Heath Secretary
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — DNC Chairman Howard Dean "is not a serious contender to be secretary of health and human services in the new Obama administration," Politico reports. ...

Dean Not Contender for Health Secretary
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — DNC Chairman Howard Dean "is not a serious contender to be secretary of health and human services in the new Obama administration," Politico reports. ...

Dumbest argument ever made
Daily KosThis might or might not be true. I sincerely hope it isn't. Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean is not a serious contender to be secretary of health and human services in the new Obama administration, sources said. Dean’s name has appeared on short lists for the Cabinet post circulating throughout Washington, based largely on his party chairmanship and career as a doctor. Dean also passed health care reforms while governor of Vermont. And his allies said the Obama transition team has had some informal discussions with him about the ...

Howard Dean's future
Political Animal — ... of the DNC. From there, it's anybody's guess. My personal preference would be to see him return to Vermont and run for governor again, but the more common rumor in the wake of the elections is that he'd be a strong candidate to run the Department of Health and Human Services. It makes sense -- Dean, a medical doctor, has executive experience and expanded healthcare access in his home state. While keeping in mind that cabinet scuttlebutt often turns out to be wrong, the Politico's Jeanne Cummings reports that Dean is "not a serious contender" for the HHS gig. Dean's name has ...

Dean Basks In Election Results, Offers Hints Of The Future
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... As evidence, he cites a Politico article that said he was out of the running for HHS -- a piece that Dean said, laughingly, "was pulled out of thin air" and/or had to be planted by enemies. ...

Dean Basks In Election Results, Offers Hints Of The Future
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... As evidence, he cites a Politico article that said he was out of the running for HHS -- a piece that Dean said, laughingly, "was pulled out of thin air" and/or had to be planted by enemies. ...

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