Howard Dean and Wesley Clark both made some efforts to build up a network of grass-roots volunteers in Missouri, partially through the internet.

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And, ten years after the death of Alan Clark, Ion Trewin, who edited his diaries, and political commentator Anthony Howard, discussed how much of Clark the politician survives, as well as the diarist .

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Nationwide polls show Clark in second place behind Howard Dean, a former governor of Vermont, another of New Hampshire's neighbors.

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Consider Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Howard Schultz of Starbucks, Darwin Smith of Kimberly Clark, and Alan Mulally of Ford.

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The strong support for Clark compared with 13 percent support for former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and 11 percent for both Massachusetts Sen.

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Pundits had expected the Clark campaign to face off against former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, an early favorite in the polls, and U.S. Sen.

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Or maybe the deal will grow so complicated and interwoven that, as the Journal's Kevin Clark wrote on Twitter, the Magic will accidentally wind up trading Howard back to themselves.

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