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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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Dallas lawyer Fred Baron paid Edwards' mistress to relocate — gjeffers@dallasnews.com — Dallas lawyer Fred Baron told The Dallas Morning News today that he paid relocation and housing expenses for the woman that former presidential candidate John Edwards has confessed to having an affair with.
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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Stephen Spruiell / The Corner:
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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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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John Edwards's Statement: “I Made A Serious Error In Judgment” — Just released:
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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 …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
The Rulz — I realize that everybody gets excited about sex scandals. It's human nature. But it's important to keep in mind that John Edwards didn't even come close to winning the nomination and this is just another sleazy tabloid story with absolutely no serious significance …
Karen Friedman / The Huffington Post:
What is wrong with men? — OK, fellows, you can answer this better than me. — Clinton had his Monica Lewinsky; Newt Gingrich had his his young congressional aide while impeaching Clinton for Monica Lewinsky (that's after divorcing his first wife while she lay in bed with cancer) …
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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 …
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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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.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:Edwards' statement — Edwards spokeswoman Jennifer Palmieri sends …
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Skippy / skippy the bush kangaroo:john edwards single handedly destroys the left's talking point about newt gingrich
Allahpundit / Hot Air:ABC News: Edwards admits affair; Update: Enquirer was “95 …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:Edwards' statement — Edwards spokeswoman Jennifer Palmieri sends …
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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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Times of London:Georgia says Russian tanks mean ‘war’ in South Ossetia
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James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:Russia Invades South Ossetia, Georgia Shoots Down Russian Planes
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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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
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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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:McCain contrasts celeb Obama with average Americans
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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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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
GOPer Ousted After Aggressively Championing Offshore Drilling — While you were watching that Jew-baiting House candidate go down in flames, another potentially far more significant contest played out last night: A GOP primary challenger ousted GOPer David Davis from his seat in Tennessee's first district …
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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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Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
The Tire Gauge Lie — My friend Michael Scherer writes for Time: … Look, this isn't just a contention, it's a lie. McCain is saying, day after day, that Barack Obama's “energy plan” consists of urging Americans to inflate their tires. That's the entire reason why he keeps saying it.
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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 …
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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