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Tim Watson - DFA IT Staff - Welcome everyone. The live chat with Dr. Dean will begin at 9pm EST

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Charles Chamberlain - Hello everyone. We will start at 9pm but you can start submitting your questions right away. Feel free to fire away.

9:03

Charles Chamberlain - Hello Everyone! It's 9pm!

The online chat will start in just a few seconds.

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Arshad Hasan - Thanks for participating with us tonight. I'm Arshad Hasan, the executive director of DFA. If this is the first time you've been on this site, I hope you'll take a few minutes after the chat to look around and sign the Stand with Dr. Dean petition.

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Arshad Hasan - You can find that at www.standwithdrdean.com

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Arshad Hasan - In addition to the petition (which we’ll be unveiling on the steps of the capitol in just a couple weeks), we have blog to keep you up to date on the latest developments, an action center where you can sign up to volunteer, and whip count of all the members of congress so you can see where your rep stands.

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Arshad Hasan - Okay - so let's get started. First, a few notes about how this all works:

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Arshad Hasan - When you post a question, it goes to Charles, our political director. He’ll be directing the flow of questions, so they don’t all pop out at once and flood your screens.

9:07

Arshad Hasan - To post a question, just write it as a comment in the text box near the bottom of your screen.

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Arshad Hasan - There are already a number of questions submitted, so I can already tell this will be a lively discussion.

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Arshad Hasan - There will be a slight delay as our political director publishes your question.

9:09

Arshad Hasan - Once a question is published, Gov. Dean will answer it. And now I'd like to introduce Julian Brooks from Progressive Book Club.

9:11

Arshad Hasan - While Julian logs on, let's check to see if Governor Dean is on the chat.

9:11

Howard Dean - Thanks everyone for joining us tonight. As we saw today, we need everyone's help to make sure we pass real health care reform.

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Howard Dean - Let's get started!

9:12	[Comment From Dennis Richards ] Would the public healthcare option have pre-existing condition exclusions?

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