Dean Said Not to Seal As Many Documents

[kskiska]

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A record-keeping error dramatically inflated the number of documents Howard Dean sealed when he stepped down as governor of Vermont last year, state officials said Friday.

The sealing of Dean's papers for 10 years became a major issue in his presidential campaign as reporters and opponents continually questioned the candidate on why he sealed so many papers for so long.

A revised count shows that Dean sealed 93 of the 283 boxes he gave the state when he left office, meaning he sealed 32 percent of his papers, a figure that is significantly less than his two most recent predecessors'.

While preparing for a lawsuit contesting the sealing of the records, state officials determined 59 boxes were mistakenly included in the inventory of sealed documents.

William Griffin, the chief assistant attorney general, said the error came to light when lawyers were looking for expense vouchers from the Dean administration.

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[iamjoy]

1. Now Isn't That Conveenyent?

as the Church lady would say.

[MisterP]

2. and the "scream" repeated 300 times, and the 2:1 ratio of stories

favorable to Kerry or Edwards vs. Dean, and...

[Zhade]

3. Yeah, sure. An "error".

More like a setup, if you ask me.

Although he was my second choice, not my first, my heart goes out to all Dean supporters. We were all played, and you guys and gals got lots of shit over this - and now, too late of course, we learn that it was an "error".

People owe you all a HUGE apology.

[NashVegas]

5. As a Dean Supporter, I Don't Expect to Get One Anytime Soon

People who manufacture outrage, as was done by some from Sept 03-Feb 04 right here in DU, generally don't apologize for their behavior. Gotta keep that self-righteous thing going.

[lapfog_1]

4. Oh yeah, read Bushwhacked

and find out to what extreme measures * has gone to (IS NOW engaged
in) to hide his papers from his tenure as the gov. I mean sending
to his dad's presidential library to be out of reach of the state
of Texas!

[Democat]

6. It only took how many years to find this "error"?

What a fucking joke the media is. Why didn't someone from the media investigate this while Dean was still running, instead of just reporting whatever the right wingers said?

[JNelson6563]

7. Redemption.

I can't wait to stop in in the morning and see the contrition from all the formerly zealous haterz.

Julie

[JNelson6563]

8. kicking for the haterz......

Come out, come out, where-ever you are....