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Edwards Admits Sexual Affair; Lied as Presidential Candidate — In ABC News Interview, Edwards Says He Cheated, but Did Not Father Child — John Edwards repeatedly lied during his Presidential campaign about an extramarital affair with a novice filmmaker, the former Senator admitted to ABC News today.
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Nine Months — Overheard in the office: “Why would Edwards admit the affair but deny fathering the child?” — I'll tell you why: Elizabeth Edwards was diagnosed with incurable cancer in late March of 2007. Rielle Hunter's baby was born in late February of 2008.
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Pete Yost / Associated Press:
Edwards admits to affair he denied as candidate — WASHINGTON - Former presidential candidate John Edwards, who won nationwide praise and sympathy as he campaigned side by side with his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth, admitted in shame Friday he had had an affair with a woman who produced videos as he prepared to launch his campaign.
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Marc Ambinder:
More On Edwards's Admission — ** The interview airs tonight on ABC. — ** According to people close to the Edwardses, Elizabeth Edwards has secured a primetime speaking role at the Democratic National Convention; John Edwards, as of this point, does not, and people close to him think he will beg off …
Ryanteaguebeckwith / Raleigh News & Observer:
John Edwards in 1999 — What was John Edwards thinking when the National Enquirer story broke? — ABC News has not yet aired its interview with the former Democratic presidential candidate, but a celebrated speech by Edwards during the impeachment of Bill Clinton is interesting to re-read.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
ABC News: Edwards admits affair; Update: Enquirer was “95 to 96% accurate,” says Brian Ross; Update: Edwards statement: “I started to believe that I was special” — Rielle Hunter is his lover — but the kid is not his son. Er, daughter: … Stand by for updates. — Update: Who forced him to finally 'fess up?
CNN:
Edwards admits to extramarital affair — (CNN) — Former U.S. senator and Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards admitted Friday to an extramarital affair. He denied being the father of the woman's child, as had been alleged in tabloid reports. — “In 2006, I made a serious error …
Marc Ambinder:
John Edwards's Statement: “I Made A Serious Error In Judgment” — Just released:
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
John Edwards Admits To Affair — Update: Our money bomb is just under $105,000. If you can't donate, you can help by lending your name to Accountability Now's efforts to push for a Congressional investigation into the Anthrax attacks. — So Edwards did it — not really a surprise …
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Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:Dallas lawyer Fred Baron paid Edwards' mistress to relocate
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:He Did Not Have Paternal Relations With That Woman
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New York Times:
Russia Threatens Retaliation After Georgia Says It Fired on Planes — MOSCOW — The sharpest fighting since the early 1990s in the disputed Caucasian enclave of South Ossetia threatened to draw Russia and the American-backed former Soviet republic of Georgia into direct military conflict on Friday.
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James Poulos / Postmodern Conservative:Get Your War On — The fat is, at long last, in the fire.
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James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:Russia Invades South Ossetia, Georgia Shoots Down Russian Planes
Times of London:Georgia says Russian tanks mean ‘war’ in South Ossetia
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Robert Farley / Lawyers, Guns and Money:On the General Principles of the Russia-Georgia Issue
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Nathan Hodge / Danger Room:Did the U.S. Prep Georgia for War with Russia?
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Amy Sullivan / Time:
An Antichrist Obama in McCain Ad? — It's not easy to make the infamous Willie Horton ad from the 1988 presidential campaign seem benign. But suggesting that Barack Obama is the Antichrist might just do it. — That's just what some outraged Christian supporters of the Democratic nominee …
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MCCAIN'S NEW AD CONTAINS DUBIOUS CLAIMS — From NBC's Mark Murray — The McCain campaign has announced it's running yet another TV ad hitting Obama for his “celebrity” and for wanting to raise taxes. — The campaign says the ad is being cycled into its buy in Colorado, Iowa, Michigan …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:MUST BE GRAND ... Must be grand to be flying in your private jet …
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The Politico:
John Edwards' statement — In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:Edwards' statement — Edwards spokeswoman Jennifer Palmieri sends …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:Edwards' statement — Edwards spokeswoman Jennifer Palmieri sends …
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Ryan / Think Progress:
‘Selling Out To Big Oil’ Costs Rep. David Davis His Job — Yesterday, Rep. David Davis (R-TN) became the first incumbent Tennessee congressman to “lose in a primary in more than four decades.” He lost to Johnson City, TN Mayor Phil Roe who accused “Davis of selling out to 'big oil …
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Energy Fumble — Politics has its puzzling moments. John McCain and most of the GOP experienced one late last week. That was when five of their own set about dismantling the best issue Republicans have in the upcoming election. — It's taken time, but Sen. McCain and his party …
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Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
More on the Tire Gauge Lie — Thinking more about this McCain tire gauge lie, I'm wondering why Barack Obama doesn't just outright call McCain a liar. All politicians spin, some more agresssively than others, but McCain's claim that Obama's energy policy consists of urging people to inflate …
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Atlantic Scores Internal Clinton Campaign Emails — Just when you thought everyone had moved on... former advisers to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton are in a tizzy over an upcoming piece in the Atlantic Monthly that chronicles the inner workings of the now-defunct campaign.
Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
Suskind to Release CIA Interview Transcripts on ‘Forged’ Document — Author Ron Suskind says he will release transcripts of his interviews with a top CIA official that will confirm his story that in 2003 the White House ordered the agency to fabricate a phony document linking Iraq to the Sept. 11 …
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Boehner: The American Public Will ‘Hang’ Nancy Pelosi — House Republicans are incensed that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) refuses to cave to their political grandstanding and call Congress back into session. The GOP has promised to continue pushing for oil drilling until the Democratic convention in late August.
Brian Goldsmith / CBS News:
Evangelical Leader Warns McCain On VP Pick — Political Players: Richard Land Says VP Selection Is The “Most Important” Decision Of The Campaign … CBSNews.com: You've not always been the biggest McCain fan. Has he done a good job in this campaign reaching out to you, and reaching out to the Southern Baptists you represent?
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