"I said it can come off as speaking down to black people," Jackson said on CNN's "The Situation Room." "And then I said something I felt regret for - it was crude ... It was very private and very much a sound bite - and a live mike. And so I feel - I find no comfort in it, I find no joy in it. So I immediately called the senator's campaign to send my statement of apology to repair the harm or hurt that this may have caused his campaign because I support it unequivocally." Bill Burton, Obama spokesman, said the Democratic presidential contender accepted Jackson's apology. Full Article at Boston Globe