Democrat Howard Dean headed into rural, economically struggling Berlin on Friday to say he would work to undo Bush administration policies he says cost jobs and threaten to undermine the rural values that shape the nation.
Speaking to an enthusiastic lunchtime crowd at City Hall, Dean said people are leaving rural American, and places like Berlin, because they can't find jobs. He said it's important to the entire country to support rural businesses.
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