Amid swirling speculation on his choice of a running mate, Mr. Kerry gave one hint Friday about how he would disclose his pick.

Mr. Kerry gave only a hint of those ideas in his speech Tuesday night.

Mr. Kerry arrived in Toledo shortly after midnight, and gave his first speech of Election Day to almost a thousand people in an airport hangar.

Mr. Kerry has been giving speeches like this his whole life.

Earlier, Mr. Kerry gave three of his doctors permission to speak about his health with this reporter.

Mr. Dahle said he intended to research some of the answers Mr. Kerry gave about his proposed tax policies to see if they withstood scrutiny.

Mr. Kerry gave a speech today outlining measures that he said should be taken to protect Americans from terrorism.

President Bush has cited a Kerry phrase, "global test," as proof that Mr. Kerry would "give foreign governments veto power over our national security decisions."

The question, they said before the speech began, was whether they decided they could trust Mr. Kerry enough to give him a chance.

But Mr. Kerry gave a stirring speech and was rewarded when he bowed out by being named Father Drinan's campaign chairman.