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Dean gets $75,000 in Pittsburgh

Howard Dean spent only two hours in Pittsburgh, but his time was worth $75,000.

‘ ‘ ‘ ‘… Howard Dean spent only two hours in Pittsburgh, but his time was worth $75,000.

‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ Last Saturday night, Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean gave a speech and took questions from a crowd of more than 100 supporters at a campaign fund-raising cocktail reception at the Westin Convention Center Hotel Downtown.

‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ The group Pittsburgh For Dean organized the fundraiser, which included the cocktail reception as well as a dinner held beforehand. The event raised more than $75,000 for the Howard Dean presidential campaign, with donors giving as much as $1,500 a piece, according to a group spokesperson.

‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ Comparing the current administration to that of Richard Nixon, Dean criticized President Bush on issues ranging from the economy to the war in Iraq.

‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ Dean pointed out the large U.S. budget deficit and what he estimated to be a loss of three million American jobs during president Bush

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