Speaking to 100 supporters in Waterbury, CT, Ralph Nader "urged" them 4/27 "to help spread his message of fighting corporate control" in DC. Nader: "The door is closed. It's a corporation government. We've got to get it back." He said the three top WH'08ers "fail to talk about what he said is the extent of corporate power" in the federal gov't. Nader: "What are these people running for? To get to the White House to get their orders from their corporate paymasters." Nader's campaign said it has raised $650K nationwide (AP, 4/28).

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