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The Republican National Committee raised $11.8 million in March and the Democratic National Committee raised $6.8 million, according to reports filed last week with the Federal Election Commission. In the first three months of this year, the Republican National Committee (RNC) raised $36.6 million, which RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman said last week was an indication that “Americans are more committed than ever to enacting a Republican agenda.” Through the first 15 months of the 2005-06 election cycle, the RNC has taken in $141.9 million. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has raised about half as much as the RNC — $18.1...

Howard Dean spent part of the morning today explaining what one network television interviewer called his "explosive" speech Monday night telling supporters he would not give up...... Dean referred to his frenetic, shouting appearance before supporters in Iowa after the caucus results became known, a performance that led NBC's Katie Couric to tell him this morning, "Some people watching feared you might implode." "Do you think things got a little out of control and you got a little over the top?" she asked Dean on the Today Show. "Can you explain that?" Dean replied, "Thirty-five hundred young people showed up...

How could a psychiatrist in practice for 27 years fail to recognize an anxiety attack? I was interviewing a new patient when the first surge of adrenaline hit, but I couldn't identify the sensation. The patient continued talking about her lifelong struggle with depression. I broke into a sweat and wondered whether I was having a hot flash. I glanced at the clock -- 20 minutes to go. As I summarized the pros and cons of various antidepressants, my voice trembled. Did the patient notice? I felt as if I were disintegrating. I reached for a prescription pad, trying to...