Friday, May 21, 2004

Dean to address Hawaii
Democrats convention
By B.J. REYES
Associated Press Writer

HONOLULU - Former presidential candidate Howard Dean is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the Hawaii Democratic Party's annual convention next weekend.

Convention organizers received confirmation Tuesday that Dean had accepted the party's invitation, said state party chairman Alex Santiago.

Although the former Vermont governor finished fourth in Hawaii's Feb. 24 caucus, Santiago noted that Dean still has "literally hundreds" of supporters in Hawaii.

Santiago said he expects convention delegates to rally around Dean regardless of who they support.

"There's no one questioning who the nominee is going to be at this point," he said. "We are rallying everyone together. We are saying, 'We are all Democrats and we are coming together...(Full Story)

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