The term Boston Brahmins refers to a class of wealthy, educated, elite members of Boston society in the nineteenth century. The Boston Brahmins have long held the interest of casual and professional historians because of their unique place in nineteenth-century American culture.
For other uses, see Dungeons & Dragons (disambiguation) and D&D (disambiguation). Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR). The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast (now a subsidiary of Hasbro) since 1997.
The DNC also relies on the monthly contributions of over 35,000 small-dollar donors through what is known as the Democracy Bonds program, set up by Howard Dean in the summer of 2005. In 2002, the Federal Election Commission fined the Democratic National Committee $115,000 for its part in fundraising violations in 1996.