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NEWS ABOUT: Elizabeth Edwards

Elizabeth Edwards stories: 56 news summaries

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 'I Made a Serious Error
 in Judgment' 


Aug 8, 08 6:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards released a statement late today acknowledging that he had an extramarital affair and inviting "people who believed in me" to beat him up, saying, "You cannot beat me up more than I have already beaten up myself." The ex-senator said he "started to believe... More »

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

(Newser) - John Edwards has admitted that he had an affair with the rumored mother of his illegitimate child, but the onetime presidential and vice presidential candidate denies the child is his, ABC News reports. He says his affair with Rielle Hunter ended too early for him to have been the father... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • Rielle Hunter

OPINION

Snow's Death Puts Politics
in Perspective

Elizabeth Edwards salutes cancer victim from across aisle

Jul 15, 08 4:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The death of Tony Snow serves as a tragic reminder that some things are far more important in life than party politics, Elizabeth Edwards writes in Newsweek. The Democratic health adviser pays warm tribute to her fellow cancer sufferer, and expresses hope that the words "common cause" will gain... More »

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cancer • Elizabeth Edwards • Tony Snow • cancer research • colon cancer

 Edwardses Open Up
 About Dem Hopefuls 

Elizabeth angered by John's excitement over a 'black presidency'

May 5, 08 6:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - John and Elizabeth Edwards chatted informally about the remaining Democratic candidates on the eve of North Carolina's primary today. John told People that he admires Hillary Clinton’s “tenacity,” but not her "old politics;” Elizabeth said she favors Clinton's health plan but loves Barack Obama's "... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • universal health care • North Carolina primary

 (Whom) Will Edwards Endorse? 

Ex-candidate on the hot seat with NC primary imminent

Apr 28, 08 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the North Carolina primary 1 week away, speculation surrounds John and Elizabeth Edwards, the New York Times reports. The ex-senator may endorse a candidate before the vote, may wait to see how his home state votes—or may sit out the race entirely. What's more, the couple may split... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • North Carolina primary

ANALYSIS

Elizabeth Edwards Sides
With Clinton on Health Care

Former candidate's wife also joins Clinton loyalist think tank

Apr 9, 08 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards said this morning she has “more confidence in Senator Clinton’s policy than Senator Obama’s” on health care, fueling speculation that the famous political spouse could endorse Hillary in the Democratic presidential race. Edwards has also become a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress,... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • health care reform • Center for American Progress

Edwards to Quit '08 Race

Ends underdog bid overshadowed by fierce Obama, Clinton rivalry

Jan 30, 08 8:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Democratic hopeful John Edwards is ending his second quest for the presidency, reports the AP, capping a campaign in which he focused on progressive ideals and wrestled with the recurring cancer of his wife, Elizabeth. The former senator canceled campaign events last night for what was to be a major... More »

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cancer • health care • John Edwards • Hurricane Katrina • Elizabeth Edwards • presidential campaign • poverty • Democratic nomination • Election 2008

Why Edwards Still Matters

Barring a miracle, he won't be nominated,
but could be huge
as spoiler

Jan 12, 08 3:01 PM CST
(Newser) - He may have lost Iowa and New Hampshire, but don’t forget about John Edwards just yet, even if he’s not going to win the nomination, writes the Washington Post’s Dan Balz. Trumped by the celebrity and fundraising might of Clinton and Obama, Edwards will... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • South Carolina • campaign fundraising • populist • South Carolina primary

OPINION

Candidates' Mates Have
Us Running

From trophy wives to Slick Willie, spouses factor more than ever

Dec 25, 07 10:30 AM CST
(Newser) - One has a life-threatening illness. One broke up her husband's earlier marriage. Several are more charismatic, and more beloved, than their mates. Never before have candidates' spouses played such an important and unpredictable role in a presidential election, writes Emily Yoffe in the Washington Post—whether they're assets, like the... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • Fred Thompson • Michelle Obama • Bill Clinton • Dennis Kucinich • Judith Giuliani • Cecilia Sarkozy • Election 2008

Would-Be First Ladies Candid in First Forum

Bill Clinton a no-show

Oct 24, 07 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Five spouses of presidential candidates met yesterday for a surprisingly candid exchange about their experiences on the campaign trail and their potential roles in the White House. Bill Clinton and Judith Giuliani both opted out, prompting host Maria Shriver, a former journalist and California's first lady, to joke that “... More »

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Elizabeth Edwards • Michelle Obama • presidential primaries • Jeri Thompson • Ann Romney • Cindy McCain • first lady • Maria Shriver • Election 2008 • election

Elizabeth Edwards Finds Unlikely Ally in Ann Romney

Both battle illness on campaign trail

Sep 16, 07 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards' decision to encourage her husband's presidential campaign despite her diagnosis of incurable breast cancer has drawn considerable controversy. Lambasted by some as a "terrible mother" for leaving her young children at home to join the campaign trail, Edwards soldiers on and has found key support from an... More »

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Elizabeth Edwards • breast cancer • presidential campaign • multiple sclerosis • Ann Romney

Elizabeth Edwards: My Hubby's Better Than Hillary

Candid talk from the candidate's better half

Jul 17, 07 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards was wearing light blue pajamas when she talked to Salon about her support for gay marriage, standing up to Ann Coulter, and why her husband would be better for women than Hillary Clinton if he were elected president. "She's just not as vocal a women's advocate as... More »

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Elizabeth Edwards

Elizabeth Edwards Calls Out Coulter

Candidate's wife asks columnist politely to back off the nastiness

Jun 27, 07 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards tried to coax conservative hellcat Ann Coulter into toning down the personal attacks on political candidates yesterday, calling in to "Hardball with Chris Matthews" while Coulter was on. Edwards entreated Coulter to cut the character assassination and focus on issues. Coulter shot back that Edwards' call was... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • Ann Coulter • presidential campaign • Hardball • Chris Matthews • Election 2008

Elizabeth Edwards
Backs Gay Marriage

But John's 'conflicted'

Jun 25, 07 4:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards became the first potential White House resident yesterday to support gay marriage at an event kicking off San Francisco's Gay Pride Parade. Edwards declared she's "completely comfortable" with the idea, even though her husband isn't, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. John Edwards supports civil unions, but... More »

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gay rights • John Edwards • gay marriage • Elizabeth Edwards • presidential campaign • Civil unions • Election 2008

How We Fight: In Public and
In Private

Jonathan Alter relives his own struggle with cancer

Apr 2, 07 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fit and under fifty when diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma, Newsweek reporter Jonathan Alter talks about his own battle with cancer in the wake of a week of high-profile recurrences. Now in remission, as Elizabeth Edwards and Tony Snow were until last week, Alter  describes managing the fear... More »

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cancer • health care • Elizabeth Edwards • health • Tony Snow • lymphoma • disease

Elizabeth Edwards's
Cancer Recurs

2008 candidate will continue his campaign

Mar 23, 07 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Presidential contender John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth announced today that the breast cancer she battled after the last election cycle has recurred and advanced to Stage IV. The cancer has spread to her bones, a lung, and possibly other organs, her oncologist explained,  and is now inoperable. The... More »

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cancer • John Edwards • Democrats • Elizabeth Edwards • health • breast cancer • presidential campaign • medical research • cancer research • Election 2008

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