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...state of Gujarat in which Hindus killed 2,000 Muslims while local and national leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looked on. The bombers "were our boys," asserts a senior officer with India's intelligence service, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). He characterizes them as a "little caucus, scarred by Gujarat." An American source agrees that this is a domestic matter, not part of the broader war on terror: "We don't feel this is our issue...
...taking advantage of this moment, with all its possibilities, to reach out to the party's traditional constituencies. While the crowds at his events are getting more mainstream, they remain largely white. After criticism last week that his campaign was ignoring African Americans, Dean sent the Congressional Black Caucus a letter talking about his record, including his commitment to fighting AIDS in Africa. "As your nominee and as your President, I will never take the African-American vote for granted," Dean wrote. He is trying to demonstrate that now. His campaign has hired Maria Echaveste, who as Bill Clinton...
...raised $7.5 million, $1.5 million more than his nearest Democratic rival, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, nudging Dean into the top tier of Democratic candidates. Two-thirds of all Dean contributions were made online. And as often happens in politics, bucks begat the Big Mo. A poll in the first caucus state, Iowa, released last week put Dean in second place, a mere percentage point behind Dick Gephardt. Once viewed as a no-hoper for the nomination, notable only for his vehement opposition to the war in Iraq, Dean is increasingly forcing his party's other candidates to adjust their strategies...
...controlled legislatures. With Bush assured the G.O.P. nomination, they see no reason to spend millions on a primary that will give more exposure to Democrats. The loser in all this is the voter. In states that ax primaries, the parties will return to older methods of choosing a candidate--caucuses or conventions--for next year's campaign. "Most voters are not going to take a day off and go to a party caucus," says University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato. "That guarantees most won't have a voice." --By Mitch Frank
...first lady arrived at Harvard a day after delivering a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington in which she made an appeal for renewed...