Kerry continues to press Bush on security

"The American people deserve an answer now as to why we had intelligence failures and what the security needs of our nation are," Kerry, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said Sunday. He accused Bush of stonewalling separate probes into those issues.

The Massachusetts senator is putting the finishing touches on a four-day swing through the South, a trip he argued was aimed at showing that his populist economic message and focus on jobs can sell well in what is arguably his toughest region to win.

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Florida, the key to Bush's 2000 victory, was Kerry's focus Monday, with appearances set in Hollywood, West Palm Beach and Tampa.