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IOWA CITY -- Howard Dean accused President Bush on Tuesday of trading campaign contributions from "corporate cronies" for lucrative contracts to rebuild Iraq and contended his Democratic rivals for the presidential nomination allowed it to happen.
In a major foreign policy address to the Iowa City Council on Foreign Relations, the former Vermont governor also vowed he would name former President Bill Clinton as his envoy to the Middle East if he is elected. Further, he contended the Bush administration's failure to have a domestic-based renewable energy policy and the nation's over-reliance on foreign oil have helped funnel U.S. dollars to terrorists.
Dean's speech on Veterans Day appeared to mark a new phase in the campaign of a candidate who has accumulated strong momentum toward winning the Democratic presidential nomination, but who has faced questions over whether the governor of a small state has the knowledge and gravitas to handle foreign affairs.
Moreover, in attacking the president's political fundraising, Dean may be able to deflect criticism from other Democratic contenders over his decision to forego federal campaign matching funds and the accompanying spending limits.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0311120138nov12,1,3625132.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hedHot damn!!! You go, Dr. Dean!
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