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Edwards Doesn't Want VP Slot

(Newser Summary) – John Kerry's running mate doesn’t want to reprise the role for Barack Obama. "I have already been a candidate for vice president in 2004," John Edwards said today in Spain, AFP reports."I want to work hard for the campaign, but the vice presidency is not a position that I desire.”

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Former Democratic presidential hopeful, John Edwards.
Former Democratic presidential hopeful, John Edwards.   (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama,...
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, is joined by former Democratic presidential hopeful, John Edwards.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Former Democratic presidential hopeful, John Edwards.
Former Democratic presidential hopeful, John Edwards.   (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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