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August 2008
- Edwards Admits Affair, Denies Paternity
  
  ABC News | Aug 8, 08 2:22 PM CDT
  
  (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 of the child, who was born in February. More »
- Press Is Protecting Edwards
  
  Eureka (Calif.) Reporter | Aug 8, 08 12:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Don't hold your breath waiting for the mainstream media to cover the John Edwards sex scandal. Despite mounting evidence over 9 months—and even photos in the National Enquirer —the newspapers are assiduously avoiding this story, complains contrarian commentator Alexander Cockburn in the Eureka Reporter, detailing the evidence. More »
- Dems: 'Say it Ain't So, John'
  
  Charlotte Observer | Aug 7, 08 3:46 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John Edwards is under increasing pressure from senior Democrats to address published reports he has been having an affair with a former campaign worker and is the father of her child. Edwards' status in the party and his role in the upcoming national convention are at stake, reports the Charlotte Observer. "He has to issue a stronger denial,” said a Democratic strategist who ran Edward's 1998 Senate campagin. More »
- Pics Surface of Edwards With 'Love Child'
  
  National Enquirer | Aug 6, 08 3:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The National Enquirer , continuing its coverage of a child it claims former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards fathered during an extramarital affair, today published photos of Edwards holding the baby while visiting the child’s mother last month in Los Angeles. “His elaborate cover-up is unraveling at the seams,” a source tells the tabloid of Edwards and his relationship with filmmaker Rielle Hunter. More »
July 2008
- Edwards Dodges Press Over Tabloid Questions
  
  News & Observer (Raleigh) | Jul 31, 08 4:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John Edwards apparently wants nothing to do with the press these days in the wake of tabloid reports that he was caught visiting a mistress and their love child, the News & Observer reports. After giving a speech at a Washington hotel, Edwards slipped out through a kitchen exit and emerged in the rear of the hotel. When approached there by a reporter, he said, "Can't do it now, I'm sorry" when asked about the allegations. More »
- Edwards 'Love Child' Story Shows Press Double Standard
  
  Slate | Jul 24, 08 11:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The press jumped all over Larry Craig’s bathroom dalliance not because he was gay, it was claimed, but because he was a hypocrite with an anti-gay voting record. But no one is piling on John Edwards, whom the National Enquirer says it caught visiting his mistress and love child this week. Jack Shafer of Slate thinks the non-coverage reveals a double standard: Homo-hypocrisy is wrong, but hetero-hypocrisy is OK. More »
- Tabloid: We Caught Edwards Visiting Mistress, Love Child
  
  National Enquirer | Jul 23, 08 12:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The National Enquirer claims to have cornered and confronted John Edwards yesterday after a late-night tryst with the woman they have been saying for months is his mistress and the mother of his infant child. The tabloid says its reporters tracked Edwards as he entered a Los Angeles hotel through a side door and used a basement elevator; left the hotel and returned again with her; and left again at 2:40am. When confronted by Enquirer reporters, they say, he fled—and then hid in a bathroom and summoned security. More »
June 2008
- Obama's VP Search Fields a General
  
  MSNBC | Jun 10, 08 8:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama’s VP selection team had a busy couple of days on Capitol Hill, talking up possible running mates with legislators. A new name in the mix is that of retired Gen. James Jones, MSNBC reports. Joe Biden and Ohio governor Ted Strickland also came under scrutiny; Bill Richardson, Janet Napolitano, Mike Bloomberg, and Chuck Hagel did not.. More »
- Edwards Doesn't Want VP Slot
  
  AFP | Jun 6, 08 4:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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.” More »
May 2008
- VP Rerun 'Won't Happen': Edwards
  
  Boston Globe | May 16, 08 4:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Days after endorsing Barack Obama, John Edwards is beating back buzz he’s on the vice-presidential shortlist. “No, no, won’t happen,” he told NBC today. “It’s just not something I’m interested in.” The '04 nominee wouldn’t cop to an interest in being attorney general either, the Boston Globe reports, and is thinking about jobs under Obama “only in an abstract way." More »
- Edwards Endorses Obama
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 14, 08 6:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John Edwards endorsed Barack Obama today, calling him the one person who can bring about the "one America" that will bridge the divide between rich and poor and rebuild the nation's "moral authority." Edwards, who dropped out of the race in January, joined Obama in Michigan for the announcement, the Wall Street Journal reports. His backing could help Obama with his weak spot—working-class white voters. More »
- A Closer Look at the Math Problem Edwards Averted
  
  New York Observer | May 12, 08 4:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The long-tern effect of John Edwards’ early exit is that Barack Obama will wrap up the nomination by early June, a grateful Steve Kornacki writes in the New York Observer . A slower withdrawal would have spelled trouble for the Democrats, who are having enough trouble making up their minds. "Imagine the comparative mess Democrats might be in if Edwards had opted to stick around," says Kornacki, who dissects the numbers. More »
- Edwards: Obama Set to Win, But I'm Still Not Endorsing
  
  Reuters | May 9, 08 1:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John Edwards again declined to endorse a candidate today, but he said on TV that it looked like Barack Obama would win the nomination—and that he'd be able to bring the Democrats together before Election Day. The former third wheel also refused to say who he voted for in this week’s North Carolina primary, adding that the power of endorsements was “greatly inflated," Reuters reports. More »
- Edwardses Open Up About Dem Hopefuls
  
  People | 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 "fantastic" ability to motivate "so many young people." More »
- Why Is Edwards AWOL in North Carolina?
  
  Politico | May 4, 08 6:16 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Why has John Edwards maintained silence as the precarious Democratic contest heads to his home state of North Carolina? Could be, Politico posits, because he knows he has little sway there. According to insiders, the state, which holds its primary Tuesday, knew the senator only fleetingly before he leapt to the national stage, and though Democrats are proud of this native son's "political comet," an endorsement “would carry no weight.” More »
April 2008
- (Whom) Will Edwards Endorse?
  
  New York Times | 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 along gender lines. More »