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...been leading the nearest Democratic contender by 18 percentage points; by the beginning of February, he was losing to Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., by 38 percentage points. In less than a month, everything that Dean had worked for and accomplished in almost two years on the campaign trail was taken away. Somehow, fantastically, poetically, Dean became the very character he had so fatefully alluded to the month before...
...frustrating patch in his research last year, a neurosurgeon colleague suggested he spend time with some patients who might benefit from stem-cell research. Hwang met a young couple with a tragic tale. The day after their wedding, the newlyweds went hiking. The husband slipped on a mountain trail and injured his spine. In the five years since the accident, the man hadn't been able to walk or go to the bathroom without his wife's help...
...Reluctant Campaigner Columnist Michael Kinsley argued that "we need to know about a politician's spouse ... in order to understand the candidate's character" [Jan. 26], but I have absolutely no problem with Dr. Judith Steinberg Dean's not tagging along behind her husband on the campaign trail. I find her dedication to their teenage son and to the patients in her medical practice admirable, not mysterious. When I make my decision on whom I will vote for, I will do so because I have listened to the candidate's platform and not because his spouse had a nifty outfit...
Nearly the opposite has taken place on John Kerry's campaign trail, where one-on-one interviews with the candidate are more rationed. Before his victories in Iowa and New Hampshire, Kerry had lots of time to be chummy, tossing footballs in the aisle of his "Real Deal Express" bus and often grabbing a vacant seat next to a reporter for an off-the-record chat. But now that he's the front runner and his press contingent has grown to some 55, the Senator makes fewer off-the-cuff remarks, and he doesn't even ride...
...sucked down the vagina trail. I was on the vagina trail for years. Everyone wanted to talk about their vaginas,” Ensler says...