<P><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>"Get your ass out"<BR><BR></FONT></STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Ralph Nader's been asked by a number of Democrats to abandon his Independent candidacy, but no one has been quite as blunt as the Congressional Black Caucus was on Tuesday. </FONT><A href="http://www.thehill.com/news/062304/cbc.aspx" target=new lid="The Hill"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#cc0000>The Hill</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"> reports that Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-Mich.) asked Nader to "Get your ass out." Fellow legislators echoed her sentiments both at the closed-door meeting (which was apparently loud enough to hear through the walls of the U.S. Capitol basement) and afterwards: </FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">"'Many of us told him that,' said Rep. Major Owens (D-N.Y.). But Nader appeared unwilling to heed the CBC's advice, causing many black lawmakers to express their frustration. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">"'The guy's got a Messiah complex,' said Rep. Al Wynn (D-Md.). 'He's all over the park on why he wants to run. He gives you all kinds of reasons, none of which match the rationale of his candidacy.'" </FONT></P></FONT>
<P align=right><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#666666 size=1><B>-- Jeff Horwitz </B></FONT></P>
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