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==2004 Presidential Primary Campaign==

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When Dean was asked in a debate to name his favorite book of the [[New Testament]], he answered "The Book of Job." Not only was he unable to articulate at the time why he favored it, he could not even come up with the name of a single actual New Testament book

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When Dean was asked in a debate to name his favorite book of the [[New Testament]], he answered "The Book of Job." Not only was he unable to articulate at the time why he favored it, he could not even come up with the name of a single actual New Testament book.

==2006 Congressional Races==

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==2009==

Dean made it known that he wanted the top post of the Health & Human Services, he was denied an offer. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/02/dean-pretty-clear-wanted-health-secretary/ Dean wanted HHS job] Fox News, march 2, 2009</ref> Dean is campaigning for MoveOn and is now a commentator for the financial news network CNBC. He recently said "I think we had quite enough capitalism in the last eight years and I think we need some regulation now." <ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/jeff-poor/2009/05/08/cnbc-contributor-howard-dean-i-think-we-had-quite-enough-capitalism CNBC Contributor Howard Dean: 'I Think We Had Quite Enough Capitalism'] NewsBusters.org, May 8, 2009</ref>

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==Significance==

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Dean is considered to be the first presidential candidate to make heavy use of [[social media]] and [[blogs]] as part of his campaign. These same strategies would later be used by [[Ron Paul]] and [[Barack Obama]].

==Quotes==

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