From the Times: "I don't understand how guys like John Kerry and John Edwards, my two opponents here in Tennessee, can criticize the No Child Left Behind Act that President Bush originated when they themselves voted for it," General Clark told supporters, according to the news agency. "I don't know how John Kerry and John Edwards can claim to defend civil liberties and criticize the Patriot Act," General Clark added. "They voted for it. John Kerry and John Edwards are criticizing the war in Iraq even though they gave him the blank check and voted for it." ...Speaking at a rally in Seattle, Dr. Dean, who has won no states so far despite initially being regarded by Democratic leaders as the early front-runner in the race, suggested that his effect on the party has gone beyond the numerical results. The Democratic party, he said, has coalesced around his call for change in Washington, D.C., and in the party itself. "Change is the biggest winner in the Democratic party," he said. "Even the other Democrats in the race, the very Democrats who wouldn't stand up to the president last year, are beginning to adopt the message of change. Today when we say that we want to take our country back, I know that the Democratic party is uniting around this message." He added: "Never in my lifetime have we faced as critical a struggle for the heart and soul of this country, and of this party."