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Published: 01/25/10

John Edwards Sex Tape with Rielle Hunter Alleged in Andrew Young Book

By  Emily Miller - Politics Daily
John Edwards Sex Tape with Rielle Hunter Alleged in Andrew Young Book

John Edwards' former staffer Andrew Young supposedly has a sex tape made by Edwards and Rielle Hunter, according to Gawker. Let's face it, Young has lied before: He previously claimed paternity of Edwards' daughter with Hunter, and if we believe him now, was willing to drive his own life over a cliff to cover up for his boss. But he now insists that he became disillusioned when he discovered the sex tape in 2007...in his friend Hunter's home. (Gee, was it hidden on the coffee table, along with an open box of chocolates?) Doubtless the motivation of a book contract had nothing to do with ...

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Published: 01/22/10

National Enquirer Continues Campaign for Pulitzer Prize Despite Pushback

By  Emily Miller - Politics Daily
National Enquirer Continues Campaign for Pulitzer Prize Despite Pushback

National Enquirer Editor Barry Levine said Friday that he is still going to nominate his reporters for a Pulitzer Prize, despite the Pulitzer committee chair's pre-emptive strike to try to stop the process. The prize administrator, Sig Gissler, said that the National Enquirer is ineligible because it's considered a magazine and because most of the reporting on the John Edwards affair and cover-up was before 2009, according to ABC News. After hearing of Gissler's comments before the Enquirer had submitted forms for the nomination, which are due Feb. 1, Levine told me that the Pulitzer ...

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Published: 01/21/10

National Enquirer Submits for Pulitzer Prize After John Edwards Admits Paternity of Rielle Hunter's Daughter

By  Emily Miller - Politics Daily
National Enquirer Submits for Pulitzer Prize After John Edwards Admits Paternity of Rielle Hunter's Daughter

Barry Levine, editor of the National Enquirer, is nominating his reporters for a Pulitzer Prize for their work in uncovering the John Edwards affair. Levine told me that Edwards' admission Thursday that he fathered a daughter with a campaign videographer during his 2008 presidential run made him decide to submit nomination forms for his reporters in two categories: for distinguished investigative reporting by a team, presented in a series of articles, and for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. Two weeks ago, I called for the National Enquirer to get the prestigious ...

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