•Kerry camp expected to decide this week about delaying nomination acceptance. [WP and LAT]

•Bush, as former oil man, is vulnerable to high gas prices. [WSJ and USAT]

• "Echo chamber" develops as candidates focus on same issues in same cities; similar approaches to Iraq. Jim Jordan: "With relatively few states in play, relatively few voters settling things in those states, and relatively few issues likely to move those voters, copycatting is almost inevitable." [WP and NYT]

• "The money is not there" for Bush's Iraqi prison proposal, according to a Democratic aide. [WP]

•Bush seems worry-free. [USAT]

•Kerry says a new president could "clear the air" with allies, pledges to make a military draft "unnecessary." [NYT]

•Bush promotes health care in Ohio. [LAT and NYT and WT]

•Kerry attacks Bush on economic policies: "My gosh, everything's going up except the earnings of average Americans, which are going down in the United States, and that's wrong." [LAT]

•Bush denies Iraq veto power over U.S. military operations; pressure grows from foreign leaders including Blair. [WT]

• Critics of Bush getting louder, faster. [WT]

• RNC says left-wing rhetoric blurs with Democratic insults. [WT]

• GOP eyes California. [USAT]

• Shadow campaign aims to stop Nader. [BG]

•Kerry calls millionth online donor. [USAT]

•Gore, agreeing with Nader, to call for resignations of administration officials over Iraq policies. [WP and WT]

•Gephardt: McCain "would be accepted by the Democratic Party." [NYT]

•Kerry's new campaign jet includes standup bar and parachutes. Kerry: "In the event of an emergency, my hair can be used as a flotation device." [USAT]

• Networks would have aired Bush's speech if asked, says CBS executive. [WSJ][AP Photo/Don Ryan]