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Dave Matthews Responds To John Edwards Wedding Connection

30 Jan 2010 08:55:57 PST

Written by Katherine Thomson
Edwards has admitted paternity of Rielle's daughter Quinn and is legally separated from wife Elizabeth, the first step towards divorce. But he probably has has bigger things to worry about than Matthews, as Rielle is now trying to get back a sex tape she made with the disgraced former Sena...

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The Human Filth of Politics, as Conveyed in Two Book Reviews

29 Jan 2010 07:53:00 PST

Written by Matt Welch
I would love John Edwards to be greeted with loud boos wherever he goes, for the rest of his life. Preferably, by children. Next, from Andrew Ferguson's incisive Weekly Standard review of Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime, by Mark Halperin and J...

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Joel Weinberger: John Edwards and the Dark Side of the Political Personality

28 Jan 2010 22:08:22 PST

Written by Joel Weinberger
John Edwards engaged in an affair while running for President and while his wife suffered from cancer. A baby he claimed was not his is,... John Edwards engaged in an affair while running for President and while his wife suffered from cancer. A baby he claimed was not his is, and he asked a staffer...

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How Andrew Young Found That John Edwards Boning Tape

28 Jan 2010 12:21:26 PST

Written by Jim Newell
“There was one tape that was marked ’special,’” Young told ABC News’ Bob Woodruff in an exclusive interview. “It’s a sex tape of Rielle and John Edwards made just a couple of months before the Iowa caucuses.” John Edwards Made Sex Tape, Abortion Plea, Aide Says [ABC News]

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Jill Brooke: Do You Feel At All Sorry For Elizabeth Edwards? I Do

28 Jan 2010 08:54:06 PST

Written by Jill Brooke
Because I deal with a lot of divorced women who have had their hearts sauteed in a frying pan as a result of infidelity, I am not surprised that Elizabeth Edwards could be both Saint Elizabeth and Lady Macbeth. Maybe because I deal with a lot of divorced women who have had their hearts sauteed i...

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WE'RE BACK FINALLY! Music and Topics from this week's First Friday Podcast

26 Jan 2010 11:54:17 PST

Written by firstfriday
Bumper music Taxman – Barack Obama Old Edwards ad about his kid Reconciliation and health care – what is it and would it be allowed? Who does ABC think are the Republicans considering a White House run and what do we think their chances are?

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John Edwards news and blogs - February 26, 2010

26 Feb 2010 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit John Edwards news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Ex-Edwards' aide tells of politician's affair -- by Tony in Arizona from Newsvine - john-edwards
• John Edwards sugar mama told Feds all young man do that -- by Ahmar Mustikhan from Newsvine - john-edwards
• Joe Trippi, 3 Other Consultants Sign On With Romanoff -- by Ethan Axelrod from Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
• Staar: Our Founding Fathers -- by Staar from Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
• Did John Edwards Take Elizabeth Edwards' Wallet? Police Report Calls Him 'Suspect' -- by The Huffington Post News Editors from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
• Associated Press Writer -- from News
• When Politicians Have Way Too Much in Common with Paris Hilton -- from Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
• Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein: SOTU Reax: GOP, Jobs, Alito, Oh My! -- by Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein from Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
• John Edwards: A bottom feeding scumbag. But a man who had the libs fooled for a long time. -- by Craig19 from Newsvine - john-edwards
• Edwards' mistress wants return of 'private' tape -- from News

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2010 as 1994

26 Jan 2010 03:59:31 PST

Written by James Joyner
There’s been an increasing amount of talk about 2010 being a repeat of 1994, when Republicans took back both the House and Senate in a stunning rebuke to a Democratic president who tried to radically reform America’s health care and otherwise enact social changes the country wasn’t read...

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If Haitians Thought That Earthquake Was Bad, Wait Until John Edwards Exploits Them For A Pathetic Publicity Stunt

21 Jan 2010 13:33:53 PST

Written by Jim Newell
Now, with the results of Iowa in, Edwards determined it was time to make the deal. A little while before taking the stage to deliver his concession speech, he summoned Hindery to his hotel suite and issued a directive: “Get ahold of Tom.”

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John Edwards Admits Paternity Of That Kid He Totally Fathered!

21 Jan 2010 06:36:58 PST

Written by Juli Weiner
Well! John Edwards, he of corrupt temperament and “Scott Brown good looks,” announced this morning apropos of nothing that he is the father of his baby, John Edwards’ Baby. This admission follows a two-year bad-faith charade in which Edwards denied impregnating inconsequential Jay Mc...

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John Edwards: 'Quinn's father'

21 Jan 2010 02:55:37 PST

Written by Mark Silva
Lisa Myers: Elizabeth Edwards is still undergoing cancer treatment and makes occasional public appearances about health care. She opened a furniture shop last summer in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, not far from the family's mansion.

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ABC Lands Andrew Young: Bob Woodruff To Interview Ex-John Edwards Aide

16 Dec 2009 13:28:40 PST

Written by The Huffington Post News Editors
ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff's interview with Andrew Young will air Jan. 29 on "20/20." Young was a longtime friend and aide to Edwards, the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004. A spokeswoman for Edwards declined comment Wednesday.

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SNL Mocks Media's Adultery Coverage, Ignores Boycott of Edwards' Affair

12 Dec 2009 21:00:03 PST

Written by Noel Sheppard
Instead, on stage were Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.), played by Jason Sudeikis, Sen John Ensign (R-Nev.), played by Bill Hader, and former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.), played by Will Forte. FORMER SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS (R-N.C.): I had a love-child. [...] EDWARDS: Isn't he Puerto Rican?

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Opinion: The Triumph of the Independents Confirmed

21 May 2009 18:18:54 PDT

Written by Ron Chusid
But independents continue to be much closer to Democrats than to Republicans with respect to social values, religiosity and beliefs about national security. Indices measuring the relative position of Republicans, Democrats and independents in these three areas show that the views o...

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Opinion: Carol Felsenthal: Should Hillary Blame Elizabeth Edwards for Dashing Her White House Dream?; Oh, and "My Dog's Smarter Than Yours"

12 May 2009 10:15:50 PDT

Written by Carol Felsenthal
Would Hillary, who split the vote with Edwards in the Iowa caucuses on Janaury 3, 2008 -- the first contest of the long race -- have won Iowa had Edwards dropped out? Edwards barely grabbed second place there. (Obama had 37.6 percent of the delegates; Edwards, 29.9; and Hillary, 29.5.)

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HuffPo Blogger Gives Detailed Financial Advice to John Edwards' Mistress

07 May 2009 18:59:31 PDT

Written by P.J. Gladnick
The chances of John Edwards doing the "right thing" for anybody else is somewhere between nil and none. As for Rielle losing her "leverage" because Edwards is not the father of her daughter, that possibility is even more remote than Edwards doing the right thing.

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Podcast: NYT: Daughter's Pregnancy Fair Game, Asks How Palin Can 'Juggle Those Responsibilities'

02 Sep 2008 07:52:21 PDT

Written by Clay Waters
I also think that it raises questions about John McCain's qualities as a chief executive, his decision-making. The vice-presidential pick is a very important decision for any candidate. It's the first real decision that the candidate makes, and it gives insight into how that candidate w...

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Opinion: CNN's Yellin: Edwards Story Unimportant -- He Wasn't a Contender

10 Aug 2008 11:06:01 PDT

Written by Noel Sheppard
KURTZ: Wait a minute. I'm not buying that. So what? Exactly, especially since the Enquirer broke this story last October WELL before the Iowa caucuses. As such, claiming that you ignored this story because Edwards wasn't a top contender is either the height of ignorance, or the height of gal...

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John Edwards, Narcissus and the Illusions of Life

10 Aug 2008 08:07:49 PDT

Written by shoreacres
Edwards' own words tell the tale. In a March 27 interview with Katie Couric, he said, "I think every single candidate for president, Republican and Democratic have lives, personal lives, that indicate something about what kind of human being they are. And I think it is a fair evaluation fo...

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Weekend in Review: Clinton Stays, Troopergate Returns

30 Mar 2008 13:54:46 PDT

Written by Katharine Jose
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Peggy Noonan accuses Clinton of "cognitive dissonance." The Washington Post editorial board doesn't think Clinton should go. John Kerry echoes Howard Dean's call to have the Democratic nomination wrapped up by July 1.

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Podcast: Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of "Energy Independence" -

17 Mar 2008 21:00:00 PDT

In 1974, Richard Nixon promoted the possibility of U.S. energy independence in six years. In 1975, Gerald Ford promised it in ten. And in 2007, Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, John Edwards and John McCain all trumpeted energy independence as an essential priorit...

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Opinion: Why I support John Edwards: Vision and Hope

21 Feb 2008 01:58:40 PST

Written by Asa
I've had the privilege to see him speak about poverty (at a conference on the issue) and I know that he has both committed himself to taking action to fight poverty, and immersed himself in the policy options available. I trust him to devote the same intellect and energy to the rest of his vis...

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Podcast: David Letterman, John Edwards Bash Fox's O'Reilly

23 Jan 2008 12:19:32 PST

Written by Ken Shepherd
The exchange came in a jovial January 22 interview in which Edwards joked about having Letterman as his running mate, or at the very least as a celebrity endorser a la Oprah Winfrey. Former Sen. JOHN EDWARDS (D-N.C.): Yeah, I've noticed the same thing. EDWARDS: Most of what he says is crap.

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Opinion: On Electability

22 Jan 2008 00:55:46 PST

Written by Turkana
According to the latest polls, each of the Democratic candidates for president leads each of the Republican candidates, except for one. John McCain currently averages four points ahead of Hillary Clinton, and a point and change ahead of Barack Obama and John Edwards. Given the margins of...

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Podcast: To Snow's Astonishment, Maher Suggests GOP Stole NH for Hillary

11 Jan 2008 22:50:06 PST

Written by Brent Baker
Insisting he's “not a conspiracy theorist,” Bill Maher, on the Friday night season debut of his HBO show, suggested that because Republicans prefer to run against Hillary Clinton than Barack Obama they engineered her victory in New Hampshire's Democratic primary. Later on Real Time wi...

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Podcast: A Song for Change for a Campaign for Change

08 Dec 2007 15:43:10 PST

Written by norcal girl
So now I give you a song that I think works well with this campaign. If Hillary Clinton has someone choose hers, then I hope John Edwards likes this one. Watch the video before reading the lyrics, which I included if you decided to continue reading. 8 Comments | Add Yours | Continue Reading »

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