Greg Pierce of The Washington Times reports, "In an e-mail solicitation sent yesterday, former Sen. Bob Kerrey, Nebraska Democrat, appeals for contributions to the presidential campaign of Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat."

   " In his e-mail, Mr. Kerrey of Nebraska praises Mr. Kerry of Massachusetts for his "profound courage" in condemning the Vietnam War during testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1971."

   " Said Mr. Kerrey of Mr. Kerry: "He acted because he believed it was right to dissent from a war he believed was wrong -- and he was willing to endure the attacks of the Nixon Administration, which hated John for saying what he believed." "