U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Edwards (D-NC) (2nd from R) holds a can of soda out towards rival candidate Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (at L) as U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) (far R) looks on before the start of a Democratic candidates debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York, February 29, 2004. The four remaining candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination are meeting for the final debate before the crucial March 2 "Super Tuesday" caucuses and primaries, which include New York state. REUTERS/Mary Altaffer/POOL US ELECTION JRB