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Elizabeth Edwards Says It Wasn't Easy to Leave John
By not in system - AOL NewsRALEIGH, N.C. (June 29) - Elizabeth Edwards says it was not easy to leave her husband in the wake of the two-time presidential contender's infidelity, writing in a new chapter to her memoir that she still sees in him the memories of their 30 years together. Edwards says in the updated version of her book released Tuesday that she spent two years trying to "reinvent" her role as a wife so that they could stay together despite the affair. But she says the "tender thread" holding the family together unraveled at the very end of 2009 - three years after John Edwards first told his wife in private ...
John Edwards' Lawyer Denies Plea Deal in the Works
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyA lawyer for John Edwards has denied a tabloid report that the former presidential candidate is seeking a plea deal with federal prosecutors over questions regarding his use of campaign funds. The National Enquirer reported this week that Edwards was looking for ways to avoid possible jail time as a grand jury wraps up its investigation into whether finance rules were violated when his political action committee made payments to his former mistress, Rielle Hunter. "The National Enquirer's assertion that we are in plea discussions is false," attorney Wade Smith told Raleigh's News & ...
Rielle, Oprah and Zen: America's Truth-Off
By Lizzie Skurnick - Politics DailySince the publication of "Game Change," the revelations of a sex tape and the alarming photo accompaniment to Rielle Hunter's GQ interview, we can safely say that dirt on the John Edwards scandal has entered an era of diminishing returns. America could handle the soap-worthy battle between a cancer-ridden wife and a wanton home-wrecker, but even the most salacious viewer knows that when the lady of the house takes off her pants and kneels next to the stuffed Elmo, it's time to pick up your toys and go home. ...
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Emily Miller Talks John Edwards Scandal and Health Care Debate with Mark Foley
By Colin McDonald - Politics DailyPolitics Daily columnist Emily Miller appeared on the "Foley on Politics" radio show on Tuesday to speak with host Mark Foley. In the segment below, they discuss the latest news about the John Edwards and Tiger Woods sex scandals. Click play to listen: In the show's final segment, Emily Miller discusses the wave of constituents calling representatives on public Capitol Hill phone lines as the health care debate intensifies, as well as White House and congressional maneuvers to pass the bill. Click play below to listen (Emily Miller appears at the 5:30 mark): For more about the show, ...
Rielle Hunter Bares Love For 'Johnny' Edwards
By Annie Groer - Politics DailyAt last! Rielle Hunter, mistress and love-child mama to twice-failed Democratic White House wannabe John Edwards, bares her soul--her trim midriff and silky thighs--to GQ. The woman whose calling card to an Edwards campaign aide proclaimed "Rielle Hunter. Being is Free," says she's never been a "gold-digger" or a "stalker" in the relationship where Edwards "held all the power," and though she slept with him in a New York hotel room the night they met, she denied they had sex in the bed he shared with his wife Elizabeth in North Carolina. Hunter, 45, calls the couple's 33-year marriage ...
Former John Edwards Staffer Could End Up In Jail Over Sex Tape
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyA North Carolina judge said he was considering sending former John Edwards staffer Andrew Young and his wife, Cheri, to jail for not turning over all copies of a sex tape featuring the onetime presidential candidate and his mistress, Rielle Hunter. Superior Court Judge Abraham Jones said Tuesday that the couple had not been truthful about the number of copies made of the tape and how many people have seen it, the Raleigh News & Observer reported. The judge gave the couple until Friday to account for discrepancies in their story about the handling of the tape and other items related to a ...
Ex-Edwards Aide Narrowly Avoids Jail
By not in system - AOL NewsPITTSBORO, N.C. (March 9) -- A former John Edwards aide has narrowly avoided getting sent to jail for contempt over his handling of a purported sex tape showing the former presidential candidate. Superior Court Judge Abraham Penn Jones has given Andrew Young until Friday afternoon to account for how he handled various items sought by Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter. Jones told Young on Tuesday he was "troubled" by discrepancies in the statements that Young has made in court. Lawyers for Hunter are trying to recover the tape and other items they say belong to Hunter. Her lawyers have ...
John Edwards Denies Report on Engagement
By David Knowles - AOL News(Feb. 10) -- According to the National Enquirer, former Sen. John Edwards has proposed to Rielle Hunter, with whom he recently admitted fathering a child. Citing anonymous sources, the paper claims that Edwards asked Hunter to marry him on the same day he told her that he would make an announcement confirming his paternity of Hunter's child. "John has proposed to Rielle, and she said yes," the source is said to have told the Enquirer. Robyn Beck, AFP / Getty Images The National Enquirer claims that John Edwards is engaged to marry Rielle Hunter, a former campaign staffer with whom he ...
Out of all the Extramarital Scandals, Public Feels Most Sorry for Elizabeth Edwards
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyAfter all the recent scandals about extramarital affairs involving John Edwards, Mark Sanford and Tiger Woods, Fox News asked in its latest poll which wife Americans felt most sorry for, and the answer was overwhelmingly for Elizabeth Edwards. Forty-nine percent sympathized with Elizabeth Edwards the most, while 10 percent named Elin Nordegren, Wood's wife, and 5 percent sided with Jenny Sanford. John Edwards, as everyone knows by now, had an extramarital affair with Rielle Hunter and fathered a child with her while his wife was battling cancer; and, Woods had a series of encounters with ...
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