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...That, plus the fact that, so far, no Democratic presidential candidate has really made an issue of the trade deficit with China?not even Dick Gephardt, who was never slow to tackle the Japanese. True, Gephardt has called for an "international minimum wage," which free-trade purists (I am one) see as a disguised way to make poor countries' exports more expensive on international markets. Similarly, at the Democrat contenders' debate last week in Albuquerque, N.M., Vermont Governor Howard Dean said "we cannot continue to ship our jobs to countries where they get paid 50? an hour...
...understands: money. They deluged his campaign with $7.6 million in the second quarter (ended June 30), which was $1.7 million more than presumed front runner John Kerry, $2.5 million more than poll-topping Joe Lieberman, $3.1 million more than glamorous newcomer John Edwards, $3.8 million more than seasoned Dick Gephardt. As for the rest of the field--including a Senator, a Congressman, a former ambassador, a civil rights leader--not one raised even a third of what Dean...
...forces early behind anyone. All nine Democratic candidates will face questions from rank-and-file workers at the AFL-CIO's executive-council meeting in Chicago this week. But the panel appears in no hurry to give its endorsement, which requires support from two-thirds of member unions. Gephardt's long-standing ties to labor give him an edge, and he has already won the support of 10 major unions, including the Teamsters, whose endorsement is expected later this week. But some labor officials suggest privately they could take their support elsewhere if Gephardt doesn't begin to show some...
...DICK GEPHARDT If Dean cancels out Kerry, Gephardt could become the default party favorite, but Dean is also pushing hard in Iowa, Gephardt's must-win backyard...
Hunt, who was unavailable for comment, gave a total of $317,000. Other than two gifts of $1,000 each—to the Congressional reelection campaigns of Gephardt and Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.—Hunt’s cash went to the Democratic National Committee and Democratic Party umbrella funds...