Lieberman pulls out of presidential race

ARLINGTON, Virginia - Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut announced today he was withdrawing from the US presidential race after he made a poor showing in several primaries and caucuses.

"The judgment of the voters is now clear," Lieberman told his supporters in Arlington, Virginia.

"After looking at the returns, I have decided tonight to end my quest for the presidency of the United States of America."

The vice presidential candidate in Al Gore's failed presidential campaign of 2000 decided to abandon the contest for the Democratic party nomination after trailing Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, North Carolina Senator John Edwards and former NATO commander Wesley Clark.

- REUTERS