In campaign news, former Vermont Governor Howard Dean has announced that he will opt out of the public financing presidential system. He is the first Democrat to do so in the 30 years since the taxpayer-funded system was set up after Watergate. In other Dean news, two of the most politically powerful labor unions — AFSCME (the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees) and SEIU (the Service Employees International Union) are both planning to endorse Dean this week.