According to Scott Rosenberg, Howard Dean's father was Howard Brush Dean Jr., a successful stockbrocker who worked for Dean Witter. Here's the link to Rosenberg's blog post at Salon.com:
Lots of similar "facts" get published in newspapers and magazines (and blogs). One is always wise to keep this in mind. (Particularly regarding breaking news, but not at all solely in such cases.)
According to Scott Rosenberg, Howard Dean's father was Howard Brush Dean Jr., a successful stockbrocker who worked for Dean Witter. Here's the link to Rosenberg's blog post at Salon.com:
http://blogs.salon.com/0000014/2003/10/01.html
Posted by CP Shaw | Link to this comment | 11-18-03 11:51 AM
Thanks, that's helpful. The story running in US papers doesn't make the same assertion about John Dean.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 11-18-03 11:56 AM
I am glad this happened yesterday and not the day before. It would have sucked finding this out on his birthday.
Posted by Laura in DC | Link to this comment | 11-19-03 1:09 PM
I know something about it. It's flat wrong.
Lots of similar "facts" get published in newspapers and magazines (and blogs). One is always wise to keep this in mind. (Particularly regarding breaking news, but not at all solely in such cases.)
Posted by Gary Farber | Link to this comment | 11-23-03 1:14 AM