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Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean discusses the challenges of the Clinton-Obama race for the party's nomination. Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak weighs in on today's testimony by Gen. Petraeus before the House Armed Services Committee.
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
Democratic National Committee chair discusses the close race for the Democratic presidential nomination. (1:59)
During his run for the '04 Democratic nomination for president, Howard Dean's feisty criticism of the Bush administration and use of the Internet for grassroots fund-raising attracted attention. Dean ended his bid in February '04 and included his experience on the campaign trail in his book, You Have the Power: How to Take Back Our Country and Restore Democracy in America. He also founded Democracy for America to build on the new energy sweeping the party. In February '05, Dean was tapped to chair the DNC.
Rep. Joe Sestak
Rep. Joe Sestak
Pennsylvania's Rep. Joe Sestak is a member of the 110th Congress' freshman class. He opted to run for election one month after retiring from the U.S. Navy as a 3-star Admiral and became the highest-ranking military officer ever to serve in Congress. Sestak also served in the Clinton White House as National Security Council Defense Policy Director and, after 9/11, was the first director of the Navy's anti-terrorism unit. Sestak holds a Ph.D. from Harvard in political economy and government.