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Boot Camp Starts for Centrist Democrats
By MIKE SMITH
.c The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Moderation and pragmatism took center stage as centrist Democrats gathered for a two-day boot camp to talk up a mainstream political agenda.
``People are tired of extremism,'' said Arizona state Rep. Debora Norris. ``We want solutions, and the middle ground is where we are going to find them.''
Norris was among about 250 elected Democrats who participated Monday in the first day of the event, sponsored by the moderate Democratic Leadership Council.
Democrats heard from Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut and Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota, two people mentioned in speculation about the 2004 presidential campaign.
By MIKE SMITH
.c The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Moderation and pragmatism took center stage as centrist Democrats gathered for a two-day boot camp to talk up a mainstream political agenda.
``People are tired of extremism,'' said Arizona state Rep. Debora Norris. ``We want solutions, and the middle ground is where we are going to find them.''
Norris was among about 250 elected Democrats who participated Monday in the first day of the event, sponsored by the moderate Democratic Leadership Council.
Democrats heard from Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut and Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota, two people mentioned in speculation about the 2004 presidential campaign.