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To: SofaSpud who wrote (2833)	7/22/2003 3:24:32 PM
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When you say your prayers at night for the next five months, make sure that Paul Martin's health is at the top of your list. Manley quits leadership race, only Copps remains as rival to Martin juggernaut Tuesday, July 22, 2003 OTTAWA -- John Manley announced Tuesday he's dropping out of the Liberal leadership race and conceded his party's crown to Paul Martin. "Paul Martin will be the next Liberal leader and prime minister of Canada," the deputy prime minister told a morning news conference. "I'm putting an end to my leadership campaign." But Heritage Minister Sheila Copps -- now the only other candidate in a race dominated by Martin -- said she's staying. "I fully intend to be there to be an important part of the vision for the country," the controversial Hamilton MP told a news conference she called on the heels of Manley's. "I'm in the race until the end ... and I have no intention of pulling out and you can take that to the bank," Copps told her news conference. Copps, who represents the left wing of the party, said there are issues and policies to be discussed and the leadership race is the one chance for Liberals to do that. Manley said earlier Tuesday he would have won the support of only 15 to 20 per cent of delegates to the November leadership convention, "and that just wasn't enough." However, he said he will retain his post as finance minister and will stay in politics to fight for the Liberals in a federal election, expected as soon as next spring. Manley, who took over the post of finance minister last June when Martin was ousted, faced the humiliating prospect of finishing third to Copps, even though he was far better financed than the heritage minister. A last-place finish would have almost certainly doused any hopes Manley might have had of being prime minister.