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John Edwards Walks, But His Trial Is A Warning To Politicians
May 31, 2012 At first blush, the trial looks like it might do little to deter politicians from getting money from supporters and, with some sleight of hand, spend it on practically anything. While the verdict was clearly a loss for prosecutors, analysts believe it wasn't a total loss for campaign finance law.
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Neither John Edwards Nor His Mistress Testify At Corruption Trial
May 16, 2012 His attorneys also will not call Edwards' adult daughter to the stand. He's accused of using campaign funds to try to hide his affair and a daughter Rielle Hunter delivered.
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John Edwards Has Life-Threatening Condition, Doctor Says
January 13, 2012 A cardiologist's letters helped convince a North Carolina judge to delay Edwards' trial on alleged misuse of campaign funds. It's now set to start in late March.
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Gov't Watchdog Asks Judge To Dismiss John Edwards Case
September 22, 2011 Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a good government group, asked the court to dismiss charges brought by Justice Department that Edwards violated campaign finance laws by allegedly conspiring to have money from wealthy friends of Edwards', Rachel "Bunny" Mellon and Fred Baron, used to pay the expense of his mistress and their child.
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High Profile Law Firm Withdraws From John Edwards' Defense Team
August 19, 2011 Friends of the former senator and Democratic presidential candidate say he could not afford Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.
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John Edwards' Donor Bunny Mellon: 'He Would Have Been A Great President'
July 25, 2011 In the interview, Bunny Mellon expresses her fondness for Edwards and her dislike of Elizabeth Edwards who was estranged from the 2004 vice presidential nominee at the time of her death from cancer last year.
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John Edwards, An American Tragedy
June 3, 2011 Certain words and people seem made for each other. For John Edwards, the word must surely be tragedy. Now, there are more questions than answers. Who is the real John Edwards? Was the man who had the extramarital affair and child with Rielle Hunter the same one who emerged on the national political scene in 1998? Or did something change him?
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John Edwards Indicted On Charges Related To Money For Mistress
June 3, 2011 The Democratic politician's lawyers contend the payments were gifts from friends. Prosecutors allege they were political donations that should have been reported.
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John Edwards Adds Former Obama Lawyer Craig To Defense Team
March 2, 2011 Edwards hopes ex-Obama White House counsel Gregory Craig can persuade prosecutors against a trial. Recent reports have indicated that federal prosecutors are considering criminal charges against Edwards for allegedly funneling campaign money to a mistress.
Political Junkie
Elizabeth Edwards Deserved Better
December 7, 2010 After battling breast cancer for years, Elizabeth Edwards succumbed to the disease on Tuesday. Having lost a teenage son to an automobile accident, and having endured the public humiliation of her philandering husband, she never lost her dignity.
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Elizabeth Edwards' Health Deteriorates
December 6, 2010 Doctors told the estranged wife of the former senator that further treatment was futile. Family and friends were with her at home.
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Casting John Edwards
July 19, 2010 West Wing Creator Aaron Sorkin is adapting Andrew Young's John Edwards tell-all into a movie, and of course we're all wondering who's going to land the big role.
Blog Of The Nation
The Hunter-Edwards Debunking Begins
March 15, 2010 Everyone's talking about GQ's interview with John Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter. But how much of what she says is true?
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It's About Sex
January 22, 2010 We're all human beings. We all make mistakes. Lots of people have affairs, and many marriages survive —and even thrive— in spite of them. Who are we to judge political candidates on the basis of something so personal?
