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...tens of millions of dollars that were pumped into state elections last fall, however, only managed to buy a draw for both parties. The party breakdown for governors remains the same: 19 for the Democrats and 29 for the Republicans. Republicans now control 17 legislatures, Democrats 16, and the parties split the remaining16...
...viewed with suspicion precisely those synergies that, for Welch, made the deal so attractive. Monti would approve the merger only if Welch made the kind of concessions that, from GE's standpoint, wrecked its whole point. The next morning Monti called Welch once more, to discuss how the apparent breakdown in talks should be handled. GE issued a statement saying that attempts at compromise fell "far short" of Monti's "extraordinary demands...
...When Solomon had his first breakdown six years ago, he was a successful novelist, from a close-knit family, with a wide circle of friends. But shortly before his 31st birthday, "hell came to pay me a surprise visit." What followed is the hard stuff of severe depression. "My whole system seemed to be caving in," he writes. On his way home from the grocery store, he loses control of his bowels and soils himself. Over the following weeks, he becomes near-catatonic, unable to move, talk, eat or sleep. Aware of the ridiculousness of his situation, he nonetheless cannot...
...with the least possible damage to the people around him, he attempts - unsuccessfully - to become infected with HIV through casual sexual encounters. In a bizarre twist, the knowledge that he might die lifts his depression, which in turn diminishes the wish to die. After eight months, Solomon's first breakdown is quietly over...
...Since his first breakdown, Solomon has suffered two relapses, one while writing this book. Depression is "always there, waiting in the wings." Yet he has learned to embrace his suffering, citing the Russian proverb that "if you wake up feeling no pain, you know you're dead." Depression has taught him "what it means to be human, what is good in being human." It has allowed him to come to terms with his terminally ill mother's suicide and forced him to confront his confusion over his sexuality. Solomon apologizes that "no book can span the reach of human suffering...