CASE WESTERN RESERVE P. Diddy urges students at rally to get out to vote

Mary J. Blige and Leonardo DiCaprio also spoke.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs brought his "Vote or Die" campaign to the city Wednesday, urging young people to turn out in force Tuesday to influence the outcome.
"Our revolution has begun," Combs told a Case Western Reserve University rally crowd of about 500.
"You will decide who the next president of the United States is," he said.
Two outspoken supporters of Democratic nominee John Kerry, actor Leonardo DiCaprio and singer Mary J. Blige, also spoke at the rally, which was billed as a nonpartisan event. The rally was part of a three-day get-out-the-vote drive by Combs' Citizen Change initiative.
Combs started his nonprofit, nonpartisan initiative earlier this year, saying he wanted to use unconventional means to register thousands of young, minority and urban voters he says are overlooked by politicians.
Kerry supporters in crowd
Blige was greeted by cheers of "Kerry, Kerry, Kerry" when she was introduced. DiCaprio said he respected the nonpartisan nature of the event, but drew cheers when he said he was backing Kerry.
"Your vote will decide the outcome of the election. Period," DiCaprio said. "Do not sit this one out. Do not remain silent."
There were a few Kerry signs in the crowd, and a few supporters were signing up volunteers to work on his campaign.
Kim Sauline, 20, a junior from McDonald, said he had registered as a Democrat in August but had not yet mailed his absentee ballot for Kerry.
Sauline said the campus had been energized politically by the Oct. 5 vice presidential debate.
"Since the vice presidential debate on campus, they're excited," he said.
Amy Augustine, 19, a Republican freshman from Toledo, said she recently had registered to vote in Cleveland and would cast her ballot for President Bush.
"We have the freedom; we should take advantage of it," she said.