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John Edwards stories: 229 news summaries

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Emanuel
Pokes Fun at Stephen Colbert

And manages to zing Edwards, Lieberman, and Palin at charity

Nov 16, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Emboldened by the election, at least one Democrat brashly took potshots at a satirist who relishes zapping politicians on TV. Barack Obama's new chief of staff Rahm Emanuel roasted faux newsman Stephen Colbert at a weekend charity function—but in a deft word twist managed to zing a number of... More »

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John Edwards • Joe Lieberman • charity • Rahm Emanuel • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Sarah Palin • President Obama

(AP) - John Edwards didn't have to dodge tough questions from an Indiana University audience tonight as he returned to the public stage three months after admitting to an affair. He addressed politics, poverty, and his hopes for America, but a subsequent question-and-answer session—featuring questions vetted in advance—did not raise... More »

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John Edwards • political scandal

 Edwards' 
 Mistress 
 Planning 
 Tell-All 


Fearing 'hush money' will dry up, Rielle Hunter turns to book deal $

Nov 5, 08 12:03 PM CST
(Newser) - John Edwards' former mistress is writing a tell-all book because she fears her "hush money" will dry up, reports the New York Daily News in a rundown of the National Enquirer's latest scoop on the fallen-from-grace Dem. An enterprising Enquirer reporter is said to have stolen one of her... More »

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John Edwards • affair • memoir • National Enquirer • book • celebrity tell-alls • Rielle Hunter

  Edwards Split Reported 

John Edwards no longer living at home, source tells New York Post

Oct 30, 08 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three days after Elizabeth Edwards made a health-care reform speech in DC without her wedding ring on, a source tells the New York Post that her cheating hubby, former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, is no longer living with his cancer-stricken wife and that the couple has separated. Elizabeth's reps... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • breakup • extramarital affair

Elizabeth Edwards Back on Stump—for Health Reform

3 months on from scandal, attorney returns to public life, alone

Oct 29, 08 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards is cautiously reemerging into public life—sans wedding ring—after her husband's headline-grabbing affair, the Washington Post writes. She declines to play the role of the wronged wife and avoids interviews. But she's giving speeches again, a physically fragile but fierce advocate of a more fair health care... More »

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cancer • health care • John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • health care reform • Center for American Progress

 Toughest Hurdle 
 Is Trust: Edwards 

Elizabeth Edwards says she's focusing on advocacy and family

Sep 18, 08 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards is reentering the public eye with her attention fixed firmly on her three children and her health care advocacy, the Detroit Free Press reports, but can’t avoid questions about husband John’s extramarital affair. “There's a lot of adjustment to make,” she said in her... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • breast cancer • children • health care reform • scandal • advocacy

Edwards Plans First Return
to Public Stage

He'll speak next week at Hofstra, but without wife Elizabeth

Aug 30, 08 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards will emerge from his month-long seclusion to speak in New York next week, the AP reports. Edwards has not appeared publicly since he admitted his affair with videographer Rielle Hunter. His wife, Elizabeth, will not join him as scheduled at the September 8th speech at Hofstra University. Watchers... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • speech • Rielle Hunter • extramarital affair • Hofstra University

Last 2 Veep Nominees Are Party Pariahs

But Lieberman draws more Democratic
spite than Edwards

Aug 27, 08 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Joe Biden takes the stage tonight in Denver, his last two predecessors won't be there, and they're not welcome, the New York Times reports. While the philandering John Edwards has his share of detractors—one delegate called him "a sick puppy"—it's turncoat Joe Lieberman who elicits... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • John Edwards • Democratic National Convention • Joe Lieberman • running mate • vice presidential candidate

Dems Shun Elizabeth on Affair Cover-Up

'She's complicit,' says one as health reform star sits Denver out

Aug 26, 08 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the Democratic stars are shining over Denver, Elizabeth Edwards barely glimmers in seclusion in North Carolina, reports the AP. Cancer-stricken Edwards was expected to lead the convention charge toward health care reform, but sympathy is running short for her by Dems who believe that her failure to lift the... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • sex scandal • affair

Enquirer Editor Details Edwards Stakeouts

Tabloid chief slams NYT for missing huge story

Aug 22, 08 8:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The National Enquirer scored big this month by accusing John Edwards of an extramarital affair—but it worked hard for the news, the New Republic reports. The tabloid's reporters staked out Rielle Hunter for days and spent hours waiting for Edwards in a Los Angeles hotel. When... More »

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John Edwards • sex scandal • journalism • tabloids • National Enquirer • Rielle Hunter

OPINION

Enquirer Boss: Edwards Saga 'Unzipped a New Era'

Mainstream media must reevaluate what news is, where it comes from

Aug 22, 08 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - When John Edwards admitted that he had indeed had an extramarital affair, “the gnashing of teeth from mainstream journalists was so loud you could barely hear the sobs of everyone who posts for the Daily Kos,” writes victorious National Enquirer editor David Perel in the Huffington Post. The... More »

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John Edwards • media criticism • National Enquirer

Edwards Told Rielle They'd Be Together After Wife Died: Tab

Enquirer offers details of affair, financial deal

Aug 20, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The National Enquirer is on the John Edwards case again this week, with a story offering salacious details of the affair with Rielle Hunter (offered by "friends") and a photo of the baby the tab says is his. Edwards not only promised Hunter they’d be together after... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • affair • adultery • Rielle Hunter

Lawyers Who Quashed Affair Rumors Had Edwards Ties

Cover-up indicates affair began earlier than Edwards admits

Aug 15, 08 6:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two lawyers who acted seemingly independently in December to defuse rumors of John Edwards' affair had links to a key backer, the New York Times reports—lawyer Fred Baron, whose wife donated to Edwards' nearly defunct political action committee just as it paid Rielle Hunter $14,000 4 months after... More »

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John Edwards • affair • infidelity • Andrew Young • Rielle Hunter

Elizabeth Edwards' Anguish Lurks Behind United Front

But incurable cancer factored heavily into her decision to stay, say friends

Aug 14, 08 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Behind the staunch show of support in public, People reports that Elizabeth Edwards has struggled mightily since her husband began revealing in 2006 his affair with Rielle Hunter. Edwards didn't confess to the affair all at once but in "installments"—and though devastated, Elizabeth's terminal cancer factored powerfully... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • sex scandal • love child • Rielle Hunter • extramarital affair • Jay Anania • Hargrave McElroy

OPINION

NC Paper: We Tried to Confirm Edwards Affair

Editor says coverage was spot on, given what reporters knew

Aug 13, 08 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - There has been much hand-wringing over the mainstream media’s coverage—or lack thereof—of the John Edwards sex scandal, but the News & Observer of Raleigh thinks it got it right. In a blog post today, the executive editor explains that the paper took the Enquirer’s... More »

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media • John Edwards • newspaper • journalism • Raleigh • National Enquirer • Rielle Hunter

 Tab Claims
 Edwards Continued Affair

Mistress was flown away before confession

Aug 13, 08 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The National Enquirer, having finally forced John Edwards to confess to the affair with Rielle Hunter that he had strenuously denied, isn't backing down on the parts of the story Edwards still swears aren't true. This week the supermarket tabloid insists that Edwards is indeed the father of Hunter's... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • marriage • affair • paternity test • Rielle Hunter

Opinion

 He's 99%
 Honest—Really!

Edwards falls short of any standard of truth-telling

Aug 12, 08 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Every sex scandal has a defining sound bite, and John Edwards’ declaration that “being 99% honest is no longer enough,” is destined for the hall of fame, writes Ruth Marcus in the Washington Post. The thing about honesty is that last percentage is a killer. Given the... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • marriage • affair • paternity test • Rielle Hunter

Lover Joined Edwards on Tour to Announce Prez Race

Blogger posts pix of 'inner circle'

Aug 12, 08 4:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards brought former mistress Rielle Hunter on his campaign plane during his four-day presidential announcement tour, reports the Washington Post. Edwards' wife, Elizabeth, did not accompany her husband. A technology blogger invited along on the 2006 trip has published photographs of Hunter, who was working as a videographer... More »

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John Edwards • Hurricane Katrina • Elizabeth Edwards • New Orleans • presidential campaign • Flickr • Rielle Hunter • Robert Scoble

analysis

Running Mate 'Bounce' Doesn't Climb Very High

Poll surge noticeable but brief: Gallup

Aug 11, 08 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Much ink has been spilled over Barack Obama and John McCain’s upcoming VP selections, but a running mate is not a game-changing choice, the Chicago Tribune reports. History suggests the effect on opinion polls will be noticeable but not huge: Gallup shows recent candidates getting an average 5% bump... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • John Edwards • Dick Cheney • John Kerry • Bob Dole • running mate • vice presidential sweepstakes • George W. Bush • poll numbers • Gallup poll • vice presidential candidate • Jack Kemp

OPINION

Sympathy for Elizabeth
Big Reason Media Held Back

Mainstream media, not knowing what to do, fumbled reportage

Aug 11, 08 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The mainstream media found itself in an awkward bind when evidence of John Edwards' affair began trickling in, writes Howard Kurtz in the Washington Post. Why such a half-hearted effort to confirm the story? Kurtz doesn't think the liberal bias charge holds up and says sympathy for Elizabeth Edwards, disdain... More »

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John Edwards • press • American media • Rielle Hunter • MSM

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