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When looking at the Democratic Party’s informal leadership, there are a handful of powerhouses whose endorsements every presidential candidate would love to have: Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, and Howard Dean come to mind. Clinton, of course, is clearly spoken for, and Dean, as chairman of the DNC, is committed to staying neutral. Gore, meanwhile, has been shying away from partisan politics, while Kerry, the 2004 nominee, has cast his lot with Barack Obama. And what of Ted Kennedy?