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Dean says he now regrets using the term "even-hand- ed," explaining that he simply had wanted to advocate greater U.S. involvement in the Middle East. He also says he used the term "sol- diers" to justify Israel's right to target Hamas leaders for assassination. Iowa Democrats may have ended the political career of one of Congress' strongest advocates for Jewish concerns. Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., who served as Democratic leader in the House from 1989 to 2002, ended his presi- dential bid Tuesday, a day after he captured only 11 percent of the Iowa vote. Gephardt, 62, previously announced that he would not seek re-election to the House, thus ending a Washington career that began when he joined the House in 1977. "A lot of Jewish Democrats are quite saddened by the apparent end of Dick Gephardt's political career," said Ira Forman, executive director of the National Jewish Democratic Council. "He was always a friend, not just on domestic issues, but on Israel." On domestic issues, Jewish sup- porters said they cannot remember an issue in which Gephardt and a majority of the Jewish community diverged. In his hometown of St. Louis, Gephardt met over brunch with Jewish community leaders three to four times a year, for 15 years. Sen. Joseph Lieberman was little more than a ghost in Iowa, and his decision not to contest that state's caucuses may come back to haunt him in New Hampshire next week. The Connecticut senator, considered the first viable Jewish candidate for president, decided in September to bypass Iowa's Democratic caucus and focus his limited resources on the Jan. 27 New Hampshire contest, followed by primar- ies a week later in South Carolina, Arizona, Oklahoma and Delaware. The strategy has kept him largely out of the public eye in recent weeks and makes it critical that he do well in New Hampshire. The surprise turnout in the Iowa Democratic caucuses — some precincts reported three times as much turnout as in 2000 — showed that Lieberman's assessment that he was not viable in the state might have been an oversimplification. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., and Kerry also were not considered favorites in September, when Lieberman made his decision, but they ended up doing well and likely will retain momentum. Lieberman, by contrast, has been an afterthought in media coverage the past few weeks as he campaigns in New Hampshire. And his support has slipped. The latest American Research Group poll in New Hampshire, taken Jan. 16-18, had Dean leading the state with 28 percent of the vote, though slipping from a high of close to 40 percent. Clark was second with 20 percent, followed by Kerry with 19 percent, Edwards with 8 percent and then Lieberman with 6 percent. Lieberman received the endorse- ment Monday of New Hampshire's largest newspaper, the Manchester Union-Leader. 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