10 QUESTIONS: Dan Glickman 8
LETTERS 11
NOTEBOOK
CIA Failures The Senate weighs in; presidential hair; Chinese whistle-blower 17
MILESTONES 22
IN THE ARENA: Joe Klein says Bush's toughest opponent is reality 25
COVER
TICKET TO RIDE An exclusive gallery of images from the first days of the Kerry-Edwards campaign by TIME photographer Diana Walker 28
RUNNING MATE: How Kerry chose, and what it says about him 34
CAMPAIGN DYNAMIC: A TIME poll shows how close a race it is 36
THE ECONOMY: Is the glass half full, or half empty? 41
LONG SHOT: The unlikely tale of a kid from...
