2 simple SQL questions: optimizing aggegate query

Hello, I am using Mnogosearch with a PostgreSQL backend. I am writing 
my own queries because I can't use the existing Perl or PHP front ends 
to Mnogosearch.

1) Is there a way to optimize this query? It takes ~6 seconds on my 
workstation :-( I would like to get it under 2 seconds.

SELECT url.rec_id, url, title, content_type, txt,
sum(  case   when dict.word = 'wordx' then 1   when dict.word = 'wordx' then 1   when dict.word = 'wordy' then 1   else
0 end
 
) as rank
FROM dict, url
WHERE url.rec_id = dict.url_id
GROUP BY rec_id, url, title, content_type, txt
ORDER BY rank DESC

2) In the above query, why can't I write "HAVING rank > 0"? instead of 
repeating the whole entire sum() expression "HAVING sum(...)"

Thanks in advance,

Alex Rice, Software Developer
Architectural Research Consultants, Inc.
alrice@ARCplanning.com
alrice@swcp.com