Nine months after winning its first-in-the-nation primary, John Kerry was back in New Hampshire Sunday to thank his supporters, woo the undecided, and spur both groups to head to the polls.

Kerry told supporters he can do a better job than President George W. Bush -- at home and abroad.

The senator also wants voters to ask themselves the following questions: Are they better off than they were four years ago? And, do they approve of the direction the country is headed?

Sunday morning, at a church service in Dayton, Ohio, Kerry didn't refer to Bush by name, but he said some politicians may talk about family values "but I don't see them valuing families like they ought to be."

The Democratic presidential nominee has made numerous visits to Ohio's Miami Valley over the past few months in hopes of getting voters to help put him in the White House.

Kerry said it has been a long campaign and a long couple of months. He said it is important that all registered votes get out and vote.

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The senator decided it was not appropriate to battle the issues against President George W. Bush Sunday morning, but rather to talk about the standards of what it takes to live in this country.

Kerry addressed the crowd of hundreds and expressed the importance that voters have the choice to make a change. A change that will make America a better place, he said.

Kerry began his day attending services at Shiloh Baptist Church in Dayton. Afterward, he tossed a football with staffers at a nearby high school.

And though Election Day isn't until Tuesday, at least some of Kerry's thoughts are running a couple of days ahead of the calendar.

He told The Associated Press in Manchester, N.H., that if elected, he'll embark on an unprecedented "flurry of activity" to protect national security that will include quick Cabinet appointments.

Still, Kerry said he has a laser-like focus on the next 48 hours. He said he has to talk to Americans as candidate Kerry running for president, not "as president-elect."

Kerry said that as the campaign enters its final stretch, he's tired, but confident that he will win, and that confident doesn't mean cocky. Kerry told the AP that he has spent time contemplating what it would be like to lose the presidential election.

Kerry said the disappointment wouldn't be personal. He would be disappointed for the people he won't be able to help.

Kerry headed from Manchester to Tampa, Florida, for a large outdoor rally.

Bush In Florida, Ohio

President George W. Bush is stumping in two marquee battlegrounds on Sunday, Florida and Ohio, as Campaign 2004 comes down to the wire.

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The president is making stops in Miami, Tampa and Gainesville, Fla., wrapping up a crucial 24 hours in the state that decided the outcome four years ago.

Bush is reaching out to Hispanic voters, telling the Cuban-American community at a Miami rally that he'll fight for freedom in communist Cuba. Cuban-Americans typically vote Republican, but some are upset with a new U.S. policy that limits them to one trip to Cuba every three years, and restricts cash transfers to Cuba.

But there were shouts of "Viva Bush" as the president vowed to keep pressuring the Cuban government to give its people the same freedoms enjoyed in America.

Bush also is repeating his claim that he's the best candidate to fight the war on terror.

Sunday morning, Bush worshiped at a Catholic church in Miami. It reflected his campaign's effort to appeal to Spanish-speaking voters, including Puerto Ricans and immigrants from South America.

At the rally in Tampa, near the headquarters of U.S. Central Command, Bush will be introduced by retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of U.S. troops in the first Gulf War.

Then it's on to Ohio, where Bush has a nighttime rally in baseball's Great American Ball Park. And in Cincinnati, he'll be joined by the great Reds slugger Johnny Bench.

Cheney Heads To Hawaii

Vice President Dick Cheney is campaigning Sunday as far away as Hawaii.

Cheney started the day near Toledo, Ohio, where he acknowledged more than 232,000 jobs have been lost in the state since Bush took office.

He called it a challenge, and said the administration won't be satisfied until everyone who wants a job has one.

Cheney also is scheduled to stop Sunday near Detroit, and in Iowa and New Mexico before heading to Hawaii for an overnight rally.

Bush lost all three mainland states in 2000, and this year the races are tight in all four.

Edwards In Ohio

Sen. John Edwards asked supporters to get out the vote on Tuesday. He then chipped in himself by canvassing in a top battleground state -- briefly.

The Democratic vice-presidential nominee stopped by six houses in Columbus, Ohio, accompanied by former Sen. John Glenn. Edwards posed for pictures, signed autographs and chatted up people in Ward 62, a swing voting precinct in central Ohio. Bush won it in 2000 by 12 votes.

John Kerry's running mate is in the midst of a five-state swing, packing his schedule with stops in Florida, Pennsylvania and three Midwestern states. then spending the night in Minnesota.