Democratic presidential hopefuls U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman (L) of
Connecticut and former Senator Carol Moseley Braun (R) of Illinois
laugh after Braun told a joke about the year 2000 election results
during their candidates debate at the University of South Carolina in
Columbia, South Carolina, May 3, 2003. The nine Democratic presidential
hopefuls are meeting in Columbia for the first candidates debate in
anticipation of the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

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