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[John Lenin]

Presidential hopeful John Kerry, a reported Viet Nam veteran, had nothing but praise for West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd, former KKK leader.

Democrat presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry had words of praise on Sunday for Sen. Robert Byrd, calling the former Ku Klux Klansman who recently used the "n"-word during a nationally televised interview "eloquent."

"I have enormous respect for . . . Robert Byrd, who's one of the most eloquent, capable people in the Senate," Kerry told "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert, who had asked about Byrd's opposition to the war in Iraq.