•Kerry to spend $27 million on new ads about his life and campaign themes, opens new battles for Louisiana and Colorado. [NYT and LAT]
• Increase in small donors "one of the most striking phenomena of the 2004 political campaign." Bush has 833,000 supporters, up from 345,000 in 2000; Kerry has about 400,000 donors. [WP]
•Kerry's slow start may have missed the opportunity to gain support in Latino community. [LAT]
• Focus on Iraq challenges Kerry strategy. [LAT]
•Kerry sells pro-business proposals with help of Buffett and Steve Jobs. [WSJ and BG]
•Bush begins bus tour of swing states. [USAT]
•Kerry falls off bike. [USAT]
• Both parties compete overseas for absentee votes. [BG]
•Bush stays above fray as surrogates do dirty work. [WT]
• Voters see Kerry as cold, aloof, and distant. [WT]
•Bremer regrets 2001 criticism of Bush. [LAT]
• In Senate, Democrats halt bills as revenge for Republican tactics. [NYT]
•Bush, Kerry disagree on handling of student loans. [WSJ]
• Presidential election expected to affect 11 gubernatorial races. [USAT]
• Voters look at Iraq via lessons of Vietnam. [NYT]
