Striking it rich has a funny way of changing people. Back when Howard Dean was an underfunded underdog in the Democratic race, he swore allegiance to public matching funds--the system in which presidential candidates who agree to spending limits during the primaries receive federal dollars for a portion of the money they have raised. "We've always been committed to this," Dean declared. "Campaign-finance reform is just something I believe in."
But that was five months and many millions of dollars ago. Now that he's both the front runner and the Democrat poised to raise the most cash, the doctor is reassessing...
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