RIVALS IN DEBATE TAKE AIM AT DEAN.

Examines the presidential debate between Democrat candidates that took place in Johnston, Iowa on Sunday, January 5. Efforts of candidates to attack front-runner Dr. Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont; Candidates questioning of statements made by Dean concerning Saddam Hussein; Efforts by Connecticut Senator Joseph I. Lieberman to pressure Dean to release his gubernatorial records to the public; Statements by the candidates on various topics including the Iraq war, Bush tax cuts, and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Clash between Missouri Representative Richard A. Gephardt and John Edwards, the Senator from North Carolina; Absence of former general Westley K Clark and Reverend Al Sharpton from the debate.