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Hey, Dr. Dean, President Obama: It's Time to Get Real with Progressives

Harold Pollack, AlterNet. December 22, 2009.

We can all agree that the Senate health care bill is far from perfect. What now?

Health-Care Debate Gets Really Weird: Coburn Prays to Smite Enemies, Whitehouse Says GOP Hearts Aryans, Dean Dials It Back, and Everybody Hates Ben Nelson

deleted, AlterNet. December 21, 2009.

Keep 100 senators on a round-the-clock schedule and you get a deal that nobody likes, plus a lot of strange behavior. But it's a deal.

Howard Dean Is a Genuine Hero: Taking on Corporate 'Centrists' Like Lieberman

David Sirota, AlterNet. December 19, 2009.

Dean's attacks on the Lieberman-gutted health insurance "reform" bill are creating the political space for the final version to be better and more progressive.

Howard Dean: I Won’t "Vigorously" Support Obama's Re-election

Sahil Kapur, Raw Story. December 17, 2009.

Escalating his opposition to what remains of the health care legislation, former Gov. Howard Dean has taken more swipes at President Obama.

Howard Dean Locks Horns with White House and Dem Senators After Call to 'Kill' Health Compromise

David Edwards, Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. December 17, 2009.

Dean's call to start from scratch and craft a new health care bill is a cause for frustration for Obama's press secretary and Sen. Rockefeller.

The Democratic Party: Whose Team Is It, Anyway?

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. November 14, 2009.

In the wake of the passage by Democrats of a radical anti-abortion measure, Democratic women are asking, "Whose party is this?"

Round 2 of Howard Dean vs. Rahm Emanuel: Dean Wins Again over Health Care Politics

Cenk Uygur, AlterNet. October 2, 2009.

In round 1, Emanuel and Dean boxed over what strategy was best for Dems to regain House seats in 2006. Dean was right there, and in the health care debate, he's right again.

Sarah Palin, the Neocons & Howard Dean Love the War in Afghanistan

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. September 8, 2009.

As the war worsens and support plunges, an alliance of neocons and some partisan Democrats is supporting the White House.

Howard Dean's Town Hall Meeting, Reston VA

Staff, The Real News Network. August 31, 2009.

Howard Dean and Congressman Jim Moran (D-Va.) take on the health care debate.

Why Do Angry, Right-Wing Mobs Get Media Respect?

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. August 25, 2009.

Meanwhile, the media has always lashed out at liberal protesters.

Howard Dean: Why The Public Health Insurance Option Is Worth Fighting For

Howard Dean, ThinkProgress. August 20, 2009.

Howard Dean talks about why the public option is a necessary component of health reform.

Howard Dean's "Prescription for Health Reform" - Join the Fight!

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. August 18, 2009.

Dean's new book comes with an iPhone app that gets readers involved in the fight for quality health care.

Lou Dobbs Thinks He's More Literary Than You

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. August 11, 2009.

Seriously.

Howard Dean: How Republican Attack Dogs Plan to Thwart Health Reform

Howard Dean, Chelsea Green Publishing. August 3, 2009.

The longer Republicans obscure the real issues and obstruct healthcare reform efforts, the higher the costs will rise.

When the Women of Afghanistan Speak, Does Howard Dean Listen?

Siun, July 18, 2009.

Dean claimed that we must expand the war in Afghanistan for the sake of the country's women. Not according to them.

Key Senator: With Franken Seated No Need for Compromise on Public Option

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. July 6, 2009.

Senator Schumer criticizes Senators wanting to compromise on health care and draws a line in the sand.

Pressuring Obama to Make the Right Decision on Health Care is AlterNet's Top Campaign of the Week

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. June 30, 2009.

This is no time to let up. We must let Obama know how important a public option is for all of America.

The Public Option Will Improve Private Health Insurance

Robert Reich, AlterNet. June 25, 2009.

Without the government as competition, the private sector has little incentive to improve.

Why Americans Don't Want Single-Payer

Bernie Horn, Campaign for America's Future. June 8, 2009.

The real reason why single-payer isn't on the table is because Americans simply don't want it as evidence suggests.

Progressives Have the Troops and a Massive War Chest for Health Care Reform

Jan Frel, AlterNet. June 2, 2009.

Progressives will spend $82 million mobilizing against big business interests that stand in the way of better, more affordable health care.

Dean Allies Suspicious of Surgeon General Leaks, See Politics at Play

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. March 9, 2009.

Allies of Howard Dean are saying that recent leaks from the White House seem suspiciously-timed and politically motivated.

Howard Dean as Surgeon General?

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. March 9, 2009.

He is in the running.

The Far Right's All Out Offensive Against Medical Research

Howard Dean, AlterNet. February 20, 2009.

"Medicine is and should always be science based -- not driven by ideology."

Is Howard Dean Getting Screwed and Why?

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. February 9, 2009.

He's been a governor, an inspiring grassroots hero, a reformer of the Democratic Party -- will he join Obama's White House or head back home?

Howard Dean Should Have Been Obama's HHS Pick All Along

Chip Fleischer, Truthdig. February 6, 2009.

Dean should have been a top contender for secretary of health and human services. Obama abandoned the idea for all the wrong reasons.