The New York Times article is here. The Washington Post is here. Among other things, the Times article notes:

To compensate for the financial disadvantage, Democrats are expected to work harder to raise money through the national party, which can continue to solicit after the campaign must stop.
The Democratic National Committee has long been gearing up to counteract Mr. Bush’s advantage. Mr. Kerry moved several top members of his financial team into the organization this year, who have since been starting new programs and recruiting donors and fund-raisers to increase the party’s collections.

To me, this always seemed to be the natural strategy for Democrats, rather than try to (or appear to try to) bend the nomination rules to achieve virtually the same advantage. See my earlier post on this topic here. In somewhat related news, A.P. offers Parties Pull Out All Stops to Raise Money.