<div>These excerpts reveal the motive for his groveling:
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<div>"The letter comes weeks after his grandson, Jason Carter, said he would run for a Georgia state Senate seat being vacated by <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; : none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1261618094_15 =yshortcuts>President Barack Obama</SPAN>'s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Singapore."</div>
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<div>"Jason Carter, who is running in a district with a vocal <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; : none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1261618094_17 =yshortcuts>Jewish population</SPAN>, said in a statement that his grandfather's letter was unrelated to his campaign and hailed the apology as a "<SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; : none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1261618094_18 =yshortcuts>great step towards</SPAN> reconciliation."</div>
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