''Dean Says Party Should Speak From Heart''

"WASHINGTON - Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean came back from his tour of conservative states like Kansas, Mississippi and Tennessee with new strategies to win over their voters but the same basic message from his presidential campaign. "We have to speak to our hearts and convictions," Dean told a crowd at a waterfront restaurant here Wednesday night. "We are never going to win by being a pale copy of the Republican Party."-from the AP story today. There is a slideshow there from his first fundraiser for the DNC last night, "Mr. Dean Goes to Washington," as well as other recent photos.