<x-charset ISO-8859-1>I wonder if the "League of Conservation Voters" isn't one of those somewhat less radical enviro groups?
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=718&e=2&u=/ap/20040124/ap_on_el_pr/democrats Kerry Nets Environmental Group's Backing By MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press Writer MANCHESTER, N.H. - John Kerry (news - web sites) collected the endorsement of a leading environmental group Saturday while Howard Dean (news - web sites) voiced fresh confidence that he can surmount Iowa to win the New Hampshire presidential primary. Kerry picked up the backing of the League of Conservation Voters. "John Kerry understands that the American people need a president who will never roll over to corporate contributors at the expense of the health and safety of the public," said its leader, Deb Callahan. It's the first time the group has endorsed prior to the primary season, and officials said they would target some 36,000 registered environmental voters in New Hampshire on behalf of the Massachusetts Democrat. At a rally Saturday morning, Kerry told the group he would put an end to the "false argument that America must choose between environmental efforts and the economy." Reflecting his improved standing in the polls, Kerry is tightly focusing his fire on Republicans, with only the most glancing of swipes at his Democratic rivals. Those rivals, meanwhile, were scrambling to find ways to slow momentum that is reflected in polling showing the Massachusetts senator building a significant lead in advance of Tuesday's party primary. Former Gov. Howard Dean told supporters Saturday, "Things are closing fast. We can win this. What we are seeing in the last few days is that people who went away from us after we lost Iowa are coming back." "There are a lot of people who are going from other candidates into the undecided column," Dean told a rally of volunteers in Sommersworth, N.H. On a busy campaign morning, retired Gen. Wesley Clark (news - web sites) touted his executive experience as a military commander, saying it makes him better suited than Kerry to be president. "My experience is the experience of leadership, of setting goals and organizing teams, of bringing people together, motivating and inspiring and making tough decisions," Clark said at one of his trademark pancake breakfasts. A woman had asked Clark what she should tell her friends who are trying to decide between him and Kerry. On Friday, Kerry accused President Bush and his administration of shortchanging health and pension programs for veterans. The tough, patriotic rhetoric from the White House isn't backed up by actions, he told a group of 400 activists, most of them veterans. "The first definition of patriotism is keeping faith with those who have worn the uniform of the country," said Kerry, a decorated Navy veteran of Vietnam. He said some veterans must wait too long for health care, while others who are disabled receive a reduced pension. A string of polls has shown Kerry building a substantial edge over Dean, formerly the front-runner; Dean was recasting his theme in hopes of regaining an insurgent image that had propelled him to the top of the pack, all before a poor third-place showing in Iowa. "Listen to what they say, `You can have middle-class tax cuts, you can have health care for all,'" Dean said of his rivals. "You believe that?" As for his prospects, the former Vermont governor said: "I think we've turned the corner and we're going to come back up. The question is, can we close the gap between now and Tuesday?" Kerry was seeking to stay above the fray, collecting the endorsement of former Vice President Walter Mondale and campaigning with South Carolina Sen. Ernest Hollings, who took a veiled swipe at Clark. "We're going to teach that fellow in South Carolina that there are more lieutenants than there are generals," said Hollings. Kerry also campaigned with former Georgia Sen. Max Cleland, a triple amputee from Vietnam wounds, who said of the candidate: "He's been there, done that and gotten a few holes in his T-shirt." This weekend, Kerry was cruising along from town meeting to town meeting, with no need to shake up the dynamic of a race where polls show his lead widening. "More of the same," spokesman David Wade said of Kerry's weekend plans. "Nothing big planned." Mired in the polls, Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman released a new commercial seeking to tout his tough stance on the war in Iraq and casting himself as "a national leader in the fight against terrorism and tyranny." It says Lieberman was the strongest candidate in supporting the toppling of Saddam Hussein. Kerry's surprising win in Iowa — coupled with Dean's equally surprising poor showing — has given him a powerful surge in New Hampshire polls, moving well past his rivals. Shown the results of the public polling by a reporter on his campaign bus, Kerry issued a mock shiver. "Numbers scare me," he said. Dean and Clark were campaigning for a respectable enough showing to continue down the trail of primaries. Bill Clinton pulled that off in 1992, losing the state as he was mired in allegations of womanizing. His second-place showing allowed him to claim the monicker of the "Comeback Kid," eventually claiming the nomination and the White House. Underscoring the tactic, Dean dropped into a music store to strum a guitar to the tune of "Come Back Baby." Clark hopes to stay respectable to compete in South Carolina, which has a heavy military presence, and in six other states on Feb. 3. North Carolina Sen. 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