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Sen. Kerry Tries to Stay Out of Sept. 11 Fray

Sen. John Kerry, the presumptive Democratic nominee in the 2004 presidential race, is trying to tout his plan for U.S. economic recovery. But he's finding it difficult to get anyone interested in anything other than Iraq and the commission investigating the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports from Chicago, where Sen. Kerry made a campaign speech Friday.

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Andrea Seabrook covers Capitol Hill as NPR's Congressional Correspondent.
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