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In June 2008, a federal jury acquitted Michigan attorney Geoffrey Fieger and his law partner, Ven Johnson, of making more than $113,000 in conduit contributions through employees and relatives of the employees to the 2004 Democratic presidential...
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John Edwards would have been worse than Obama, but that’s about the end of my ‘how could it be worse’ scenarios. However, in the extremely unlikely circumstance that we do indeed get a President Santorum I can imagine him being just as bad as Obama. ...
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U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Saturday that she regretted that President Barack Obama had abandoned his insistence that religious organizations offer free birth control for their employees. Edwards lawyers seek to limit testimony of aide Lawyers for...
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Now he’s paying for it. The still-existing campaign is electronically signing Chambers’ name on its federal finance reports, without showing them to Chambers. A campaign lawyer says there’s nothing wrong with that, but of course there is. The campaign...
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His career highlights included: * Defeating the British at the Battle of ... It may be hard to remember in the embarrassing aftermath of the John Edwards political saga, but back in the halcyon days of the 19th century, North Carolina used to be a...
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Tea Party had set it for a while. The first three years of Obama were under them." And he thinks OWS is directly responsible for certain Tiffanys-loving politicians talking about economic equality for the first time: "Nobody had talked about income...
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Getting out of Afghanistan is a commitment the president ought to unequivocally keep. This week Bibi Netanyahu addressed Congress; President Obama extended the Patriot Act for another four years; prosecutors moved another step closer to indicting John...
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CEO of News Corp, assured an executive he would continue to own and publish The Sun newspaper, according to an internal staff memo sent by News International Chief Executive Tom Mockridge. Mockridge also said he was "very saddened" by the arrests of...
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We need a man who knows what to do the day he is sworn in! Mitt is not a robot, he is a sincere man who loves his country and can take ooo on. Sentorum is waited down with social issues… I hope that the dems don’t nominate dennis kusinch in 2016…he...
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Mockridge also said he was "very saddened" by the arrests of deputy editor Geoff Webster, picture editor John Edwards, chief reporter John Kay, chief foreign correspondent Nick Parker and John Sturgis, who is a news editor. The five journalists were...
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In a letter to Congress, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe
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N.C. -- The treasurer for John Edwards' 2008 presidential bid says the campaign has been electronically signing his name to federal spending reports without his knowledge and he wants it to stop. Campaign finance experts, including a former chairman of...
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Julius L. Chambers is listed as approving the disclosure reports, which showed more than $800,000 in spending in 2011 even though Edwards' political career imploded four years ago when he admitted fathering a child with his mistress. Campaign finance...
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N.C. (AP) — The treasurer for John Edwards' 2008 presidential bid says the campaign has been electronically signing his name to federal spending reports without his knowledge and he wants it to stop. Campaign finance experts, including a former chairman...
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Campaign finance experts, including a former chairman of the Federal Election Commission, said there is nothing in the law that addresses whether Edwards' staff can use the treasurer's name to affirm the accuracy of documents he has never seen. The...
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101-year-old Mellon is too frail to testify at trial. Prosecutors contend that Young's testimony is permissible. Edwards has pleaded not guilty to charges related to campaign finance violations. His trial has been delayed while he seeks treatment for a...
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The conversations regarded money used to help hide Edwards' pregnant mistress as he sought election to the White House. Edwards campaign owes taxpayers but still spending Federal election officials say John Edwards owes taxpayers more than $2.1 million...
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Edwards campaign owes taxpayers but still spending Federal election officials say John Edwards owes taxpayers more than $2.1 million in public matching funds improperly received after he dropped his 2008 run for the White House, yet disclosure reports...
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Defense lawyers said Young's testimony would amount to hearsay, since Baron is dead and the 101-year-old Mellon is too frail to testify at trial. Prosecutors contend that Young's testimony is permissible. Edwards has pleaded not guilty to charges...
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...booking photos of former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. Lawyers for John Edwards have asked a judge to limit the … Amanda Knox has reportedly signed a nearly $4 million book deal… Police say they were forced to use an electric stun gun on a … Stephen Colbert...
About John Edwards
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Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10, 1953) is an American politician who served one term as U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination through the January primaries, until dropping out, and later endorsing Senator Barack Obama. Full Article
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Former Senator and presidential candidate John Edwards, left, leaves a federal courthouse with attorney Abbe Lowell after a hearing in Greensboro, N.C. , Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Edwards is accused of using about $1 million in undisclosed payments from campaign donors to cover up an...
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Former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate John Edwards arrives at a federal courthouse for an appearance in Greensboro, N.C. , Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Edwards is accused of using about $1 million in undisclosed payments from campaign donors to cover up an affair during his 2008...
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Former U.S. senator and presidential candidate John Edwards makes a brief statement to the press outside of the U.S. District Court after pleading not guilty to six federal criminal felony charges in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in this June 3, 2011 file photo. Edwards has a "serious"...
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Jim Cooney, lawyer for former presidential candidate John Edwards, leaves the federal courthouse after a hearing in Greensboro, N.C. , Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. The hearing was scheduled a day after lawyers for the former Democratic U.S. senator sought to seal documents describing what they...
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Former presidential candidate John Edwards leaves federal court with attorney Jim Cooney, left, following an appearance in Greensboro, N.C. , Thursday, July 14, 2011. A judge has tentatively scheduled an October trial for Edwards. The ex-U.S. senator is charged with six felony counts...
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Former U.S. senator and presidential candidate John Edwards arrives at federal court for an appearance in Greensboro, N.C. , Thursday, July 14, 2011. Lawyers are trying to reach an agreement on the release of thousands of pages of documents that prosecutors have. They also differ on...
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Former presidential candidate John Edwards leaves the federal courthouse in Greensboro, N.C. , Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Edwards has pleaded not guilty to four counts of illegal campaign contributions and charges of conspiracy and making false statements.
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Former presidential candidate John Edwards, right, leaves the federal courthouse with attorney Wade Smith, left, in Greensboro, N.C. , Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Edwards has pleaded not guilty to four counts of illegal campaign contributions and charges of conspiracy and making false...
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John Edwards, center, arrives with attorneys Wade Smith, left, and Jim Cooney, right, at the federal courthouse in Greensboro, N.C. , Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Edwards has pleaded not guilty to four counts of illegal campaign contributions and charges of conspiracy and making false...
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WINSTON SALEM, NC - JUNE 3: John Edwards' defense attorney Greg Craig of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom speaks to a crowd of reporters on June 3, 2011 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. A federal grand jury indicted John Edwards, the former senator and presidential candidate, on...
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Former presidential candidate John Edwards is seen with his daughter Cate following a court appearance in Winston-Salem, N.C. , Friday, June 3, 2011. A grand jury indicted the two-time presidential candidate on Friday, accusing him of trying to protect his political ambitions by...
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Former presidential candidate John Edwards, center, is seen with his daughter Cate, right, as they peer out of the federal building following a court appearance in Winston-Salem, N.C. , Friday, June 3, 2011. A grand jury indicted the two-time presidential candidate on Friday, accusing...
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John Edwards enters the Federal Building in downtown Winston-Salem, N.C. on Friday, June 3, 2011. A grand jury indicted the two-time presidential candidate on Friday, accusing him of trying to protect his political ambitions by soliciting and secretly spending more than $925,000 to hide...
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U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards says goodbye to his wife Elizabeth as they leave the Jefferson-Jackson Democratic Party fundraising dinner in Columbia, South Carolina in this April 27, 2007 file photo. Edwards, under criminal investigation for alleged campaign...
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U.S. Presidential candidate John Edwards puts his arm around wife Elizabeth after a news conference addressing Elizabeth's ongoing battle with cancer in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in this March 22, 2007 file photo. Edwards, under criminal investigation for alleged campaign finance law...
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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards speaks during an annual conference in St Louis in this July 27, 2007 file photo. Edwards, under criminal investigation for alleged campaign finance law violations to hide an extramarital affair, did not break the law, his attorney said...
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FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2011 file photo, former U.S. Sen. and presidential candidate John Edwards leaves federal court after an appearance in Greensboro, N.C. Edwards has a serious heart condition that will require a medical procedure next month and his illness limits his travel...
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Former U.S. Sen. and presidential candidate John Edwards leaves federal court after an appearance in Greensboro, N.C. , Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. Lawyers for Edwards worked Wednesday to undercut the federal government's criminal case against the former presidential candidate before it...
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FILE - In this July 14, 2011 file photo, former presidential candidate John Edwards leaves federal court following an appearance in Greensboro, N.C. Edwards' trial on campaign finance charges has been delayed until January, giving his defense team time it says it needs to comb through more...
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UNDATED: In this mug shot released by the U.S. Marshals Service June 15, 2011, Former U.S. Senator John Edwards (D-NC) is seen. Edwards plead not guilty June 3, 2011 to charges of using campaign funds to help hide a mistress and the baby he had with her.
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This undated U.S. federal government handout booking image, obtained by Reuters from the U.S. Marshals Service June 15, 2011, shows former Senator John Edwards (D-NC) after his arrest on federal charges. Edwards, a Democratic hopeful for U.S. president in 2008, and earlier the vice...
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This combination of two undated photos released by the U.S. Marshals Service, Wednesday, June 15, 2011, show both a straight ahead shot and a profile of former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. , at the time of his arrest. Edwards pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and campaign law...
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This undated photo released by the U.S. Marshals Service, Wednesday, June 15, 2011, shows former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. , who pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and campaign law violations in early June.
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Former U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards makes a brief statement to the press outside of the U.S. District Court in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, June 3, 2011. Edwards was indicted Friday for using nearly $1 million in illegal campaign funds to help cover up an...
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U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate and former Senator John Edwards (D-NC) campaigns with his wife Elizabeth at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa in this January 1, 2008 file photo. Former U.S. presidential candidate Edwards could be charged as early as June 3, 2011 in a...
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Former Senator and presidential candidate John Edwards, left, leaves a federal courthouse with attorney Abbe Lowell after a hearing in Greensboro, N.C. , Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Edwards is accused of using about $1 million in undisclosed payments from campaign donors to cover up an...
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