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Edwards a Warning on Celebrity Pols

Fame has replaced achievement and the judgment of peers

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 26, 2010 5:00 AM CST

(Newser) – John Edwards nearly rode a megawatt grin into the Oval Office, and there's a lesson in the wreckage of his political career, writes Richard Cohen. Edwards became the vice presidential nominee because of his "political matinee idol" style, rather than legislative achievement. His rise—...   Read full story »

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