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Published: 01/21/11

Shailey Tripp, Todd Palin, the National Enquirer and a Journalistic Conundrum

By David Knowles - AOL News

Have you heard the news reports? Todd Palin, the husband of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is said to have been caught having an affair with Shailey Tripp, a 36-year-old massage therapist turned prostitution house madam. The problem with the allegations? They come to the world via the National Enquirer. Yes, that would be the same tabloid that first brought the world news of John Edwards' affair with Rielle Hunter, as well as photos of Edwards holding his love child. That coverage even landed the paper, which often pays its sources for information, a Pulitzer Prize nomination. Here, then, ...

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Published: 12/6/10

Elizabeth Edwards' Cancer Spreads; Treatment Stopped

By David Knowles - AOL News

(Dec. 6) -- Doctors for Elizabeth Edwards have advised her that her cancer has metastasized to her liver and that further treatment would likely prove ineffective. Edwards, 61, was hospitalized after taking ill over the Thanksgiving holiday. Under examination, her doctors discovered that her cancer had spread, People magazine reported. "I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces -- my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope," Edwards wrote on her Facebook page today. "These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have ...

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Published: 04/28/10

Rielle Hunter 'Doesn't Think She's a Home Wrecker'

By not in system - AOL News

CHICAGO (April 28) -- John Edwards' mistress said the former presidential candidate's wife didn't know about the full extent of their relationship until after he gave an interview to ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff admitting the affair. "She didn't know until after the interview," Rielle Hunter told Oprah Winfrey about Elizabeth Edwards in quotes provided Wednesday by Harpo Productions. "He came clean with her after that interview." Hunter's full interview with Winfrey is to air on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Thursday. ...

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Published: 08/19/09

John Edwards Moves Rielle Hunter Nearby, and Elizabeth Packs Her Bags, National Enquirer Reports

By Emily Miller - Politics Daily

John Edwards is moving his ex-mistress, Rielle Hunter, and her 18-month-old daughter to his neighborhood in North Carolina so that he can take an active role in the baby's life, according to a report in the National Enquirer. "John's admitted to his family and close friends that he's the father of Frances. He says he wants to be a part of her life and help raise his daughter," says a source cited in the Enquirer article. The former senator and Democratic presidential candidate has denied publicly that he is the father of Frances. But as I wrote last week, the Enquirer, citing sources, ...

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