Rekha Basu:

Ten years ago, Howard Dean stood on a platform in an Iowa field, and with a simple declaration -- “I want my country back, Mr. President!” -- distinguished himself from the big-name presidential contenders looking to make their mark with Democratic voters. Dean’s words that day fed a deep hunger, becoming a refrain and then a movement, spread largely by enthusiastic young supporters who had been outside the political process. After a long dry spell, here was a Democrat

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