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Howard Dean and the Democrats, Round 2

Howard Dean just got into the race, but already he's the frontrunner, even though mainstream Democrats, who want the Party to pull toward the center, are trying to stop him. This weekend, it's the contest to chair the Democratic National Committee and, this time, he may be harder to beat. Newt Gingrich says Democrats must have a "death wish," but is he just spinning the Republicans- worst fears? Is Dean really a liberal who shoots from the lip? Can he help his party win back the South, and some of the other Red States? What about gay rights, abortion, the war in Iraq, and MoveOn.org? We hear more about Dean's race to head the DNC from political journalists, state Democratic Party officials, activists, and consultants. Making News: Iraqi Insurgents Continue Attacks on Political Process In Iraq, there-s been more violence today-four days before the polls are scheduled to open, but despite efforts to stop the voting, election preparations continue. Christopher Allbritton, who is in Baghdad for Time magazine, has an update on the mood in Iraq as we approach Sunday's election. Reporter-s Notebook: World Observes 60th Anniversary of Liberation of Auschwitz Heads of state, prominent Jews, death camp survivors and liberators gathered today in icy weather at Auschwitz, near Krakow, Poland, where more than a million people were killed during the Holocaust. The ceremony, marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp, was said to have an air of urgency because those who survived are dying out. Alexander Schwabe attended the service for Germany's Speigel Online.