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FEC fines Fieger firm over campaign donations

19 Nov 2009 15:41:01 PST

A Michigan law firm has agreed to pay a $131,000 fine to resolve an investigation into donations to former Sen. John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign.

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Quick Fact: On Oprah , Palin repeats falsehood that media didn't criticize "other candidates" over fashion

16 Nov 2009 11:36:59 PST

Written by J.H.
During an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Sarah Palin trumpeted the false claim from her memoir, Going Rogue, that criticism over reports that the Republican National Committee spent $150,000 to clothe and accessorize Palin and her family represented a "double standard," because "it...

Original story at Media Matters for America .

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Rogue Fact: Palin suggests "no other candidate" subjected to scrutiny "about their hair, makeup, or clothes"

14 Nov 2009 16:30:33 PST

Written by E.H.H.
Then, there was Democrat John Edwards' $400 hair cuts in 2007 and Republican McCain's $520 black leather Ferragamo shoes this year. A review of similar records for the campaign of Democrat Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee turned up no similar spending.

Original story at Media Matters for America .

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The Main Chance

14 Nov 2009 12:37:39 PST

Written by Josh Marshall
Why did Ken Starr, Ed Meese and right-wing legal organization, The American Civil Rights Union come to the defense of a John Edwards backer charged with reimbursing employees who donated to the Edwards campaign?... Why did Ken Starr, Ed Meese and right-wing legal organization, The Americ...

Original story at Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall .

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Hindery Report on Effective Unemployment: 19.2%

06 Nov 2009 06:39:55 PST

Each month when I get the official unemployment figures from the US government, I quickly search in my inbox for a note from former cable network CEO and senior economic adviser in the John Edwards and Barack Obama campaigns Leo Hindery who sends me the "effective unemployment" figures t...

Original story at The Washington Note .

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Greg Mitchell: Obama Won Last Year Only Because Stephen Colbert Dropped Out!

03 Nov 2009 13:05:10 PST

Written by Greg Mitchell
Questions quickly rose about his ballot status in South Carolina but the situation there appeared murky. Stewart signed a contract extension for his Daily Show, explaining, "I love doing this show... I look forward to using this extension to having great fun at President Colbert's expense....

Original story at Huffington Post .

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John Edwards news and blogs - November 24, 2009

24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit John Edwards news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Palin Goes Rogue On The Facts -- by The Huffington Post News Team from Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
• Book review: Palin goes rogue on the facts -- by M.B. from Media Matters for America - Latest Items
• Rogue Facts: Media Matters ' ongoing list of falsehoods in Palin's memoir -- by Media Matters staff from Media Matters for America - Latest Items
• Max Blumenthal: How Sarah Palin Made Herself Indispensable While Destroying the Republican Party -- by Max Blumenthal from Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
• Hillary-Hate Is Woman-Hate -- by Staff from Hillary Is 44
• Obama Chicago Mud Politics On Veterans Day -- by Staff from Hillary Is 44
• A Skunk We Should Want? Live-Blogging a Joe Biden Discussion on Challenges Facing US Middle Class -- from The Washington Note
• The World Series: The Hillary Clinton Coalition Versus The Barack Obama Coalition, Part II -- by Staff from Hillary Is 44
• Save a Little Lieberman Criticism for Bob Schieffer -- by mcjoan from Daily Kos
• Michael Sigman: Thank You for Not Running for President -- by Michael Sigman from The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed

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Abbreviated Pundit Round-Up

24 Sep 2009 03:32:02 PDT

Written by BarbinMD
Daniel Henninger tosses out a few insults, implies that people really don't want health care reform, and fears that President Obama will make partisanship worse. Funny. Suzanne Fields is astonished that President Obama is abandoning a plan that George W. Bush worked so hard on.

Original story at Daily Kos .

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Typical Situation In These Typical John Edwards Times

20 Sep 2009 10:20:00 PDT

Written by hortense
Believe this as much as you believe what your best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard about Ferris, but apparently John Edwards once told Rielle Hunter he would marry her in a rooftop ceremony...accompanied by the Dave Matthews Band. [MSNBC]

Original story at Jezebel .

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Lee Stranahan: Elizabeth Edwards: Please Don't Adovacate Health Reform Until You Stop Lying About John

20 Aug 2009 15:22:11 PDT

Written by Lee Stranahan
Almost exactly a year ago, I laid out where the Edwards story was headed including the fact that Rielle Hunter's baby's father is John Edwards. In past couple of weeks, The National Enquirer started reporting that DNA tests had taken place, Edwards is the father and Hunter is looking for a h...

Original story at Huffington Post .

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Rielle Hunter, Baby Moving To Be Near John Edwards?

19 Aug 2009 14:20:00 PDT

Written by Anna N.
The National Enquirer reports that John Edwards is moving Rielle Hunter and baby Frances near his North Carolina mansion so he can help raise the child. Elizabeth Edwards supposedly "exploded in a rage" when she found out. [National Enquirer]

Original story at Jezebel .

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Opinion: Carol Felsenthal: Should Hillary Blame Elizabeth Edwards for Dashing Her White House Dream?; Oh, and "My Dog's Smarter Than Yours"

12 May 2009 10:15:50 PDT

Written by Carol Felsenthal
Would Hillary, who split the vote with Edwards in the Iowa caucuses on Janaury 3, 2008 -- the first contest of the long race -- have won Iowa had Edwards dropped out? Edwards barely grabbed second place there. (Obama had 37.6 percent of the delegates; Edwards, 29.9; and Hillary, 29.5.)

Original story at Huffington Post .

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HuffPo Blogger Gives Detailed Financial Advice to John Edwards' Mistress

07 May 2009 18:59:31 PDT

Written by P.J. Gladnick
Maury Povich has already offered to pay for the DNA paternity testing. And I'm sure Maury would also kick in some big bucks for John Edwards and former mistress to appear on his show. However, I don't think John will be performing the "I'm Not the Daddy" dance.

Original story at NewsBusters.org .

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2008 in review: The biggest blunders and juiciest scandals

02 Jan 2009 10:34:30 PST

Written by Taniel
4. Obama’s “bitter” Americans 6. The Clintons’ race gaffes: Bill compares Obama to Jesse Jackson; Hillary describes Obama’s weak support among “hard-working Americans, white Americans” 9. Elizabeth Dole airs the Godless Americans ads — 5. John Edwards’s mistress

Original story at Campaign Diaries .

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Sad John Edwards Not Picked for Team of Rivals [Mistakes]

04 Dec 2008 10:47:44 PST

Written by Pareene
A feisty young blogger named Matt points out that John Edwards has not yet been given a job in the Obama administration. Shocking! As Matt points out, in his link, Edwards totally endorsed Obama last May, four months after he dropped out of the race and a mere week after Tim Russert famously d...

Original story at Gawker .

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Podcast: NYT: Daughter's Pregnancy Fair Game, Asks How Palin Can 'Juggle Those Responsibilities'

02 Sep 2008 07:52:21 PDT

Written by Clay Waters
I also think that it raises questions about John McCain's qualities as a chief executive, his decision-making. The vice-presidential pick is a very important decision for any candidate. It's the first real decision that the candidate makes, and it gives insight into how that candidate w...

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Music and Topics from this week's First Friday Podcast

18 Aug 2008 07:11:19 PDT

Written by firstfriday
John Edwards and his "little problem." Admits affair, denies paternity, no one believes him. Tries to deny he slept with her while her cancer was in remission, like that somehow makes it better. John Edwards takes the lead in the "Throwing a staff member under the bus" contest for Democrat...

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Opinion: CNN's Yellin: Edwards Story Unimportant -- He Wasn't a Contender

10 Aug 2008 11:06:01 PDT

Written by Noel Sheppard
KURTZ: Wait a minute. I'm not buying that. So what? Exactly, especially since the Enquirer broke this story last October WELL before the Iowa caucuses. As such, claiming that you ignored this story because Edwards wasn't a top contender is either the height of ignorance, or the height of gal...

Original story at NewsBusters.org .

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Weekend in Review: Clinton Stays, Troopergate Returns

30 Mar 2008 13:54:46 PDT

Written by Katharine Jose
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Peggy Noonan accuses Clinton of "cognitive dissonance." The Washington Post editorial board doesn't think Clinton should go. John Kerry echoes Howard Dean's call to have the Democratic nomination wrapped up by July 1.

Original story at Observer.com .

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Opinion: Why I support John Edwards: Vision and Hope

21 Feb 2008 01:58:40 PST

Written by Asa
I've had the privilege to see him speak about poverty (at a conference on the issue) and I know that he has both committed himself to taking action to fight poverty, and immersed himself in the policy options available. I trust him to devote the same intellect and energy to the rest of his vis...

Original story at its.caltech.edu .

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Podcast: David Letterman, John Edwards Bash Fox's O'Reilly

23 Jan 2008 12:19:32 PST

Written by Ken Shepherd
The exchange came in a jovial January 22 interview in which Edwards joked about having Letterman as his running mate, or at the very least as a celebrity endorser a la Oprah Winfrey. Former Sen. JOHN EDWARDS (D-N.C.): Yeah, I've noticed the same thing. EDWARDS: Most of what he says is crap.

Original story at NewsBusters.org .

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Opinion: On Electability

22 Jan 2008 00:55:46 PST

Written by Turkana
According to the latest polls, each of the Democratic candidates for president leads each of the Republican candidates, except for one. John McCain currently averages four points ahead of Hillary Clinton, and a point and change ahead of Barack Obama and John Edwards. Given the margins of...

Original story at The Left Coaster .

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Podcast: To Snow's Astonishment, Maher Suggests GOP Stole NH for Hillary

11 Jan 2008 22:50:06 PST

Written by Brent Baker
Insisting he's “not a conspiracy theorist,” Bill Maher, on the Friday night season debut of his HBO show, suggested that because Republicans prefer to run against Hillary Clinton than Barack Obama they engineered her victory in New Hampshire's Democratic primary. Later on Real Time wi...

Original story at NewsBusters.org .

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Podcast: A Song for Change for a Campaign for Change

08 Dec 2007 15:43:10 PST

Written by norcal girl
So now I give you a song that I think works well with this campaign. If Hillary Clinton has someone choose hers, then I hope John Edwards likes this one. Watch the video before reading the lyrics, which I included if you decided to continue reading. 8 Comments | Add Yours | Continue Reading »

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Opinion: John Edwards Announces Bold Policy To Prevent Health Insurance Company Abuses And Protect American Families

06 Dec 2007 21:33:00 PST

Manchester, NH – As part of "Building a Better America Week," John Edwards announced today a bold policy to improve the quality of health care in America by taking on health insurance companies and preventing the abuses and gaps in health coverage that put millions of Americans at risk.

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Podcast: A Rocking Good Time in Iowa

20 Nov 2007 00:18:27 PST

Written by George Stern
But even more importantly, both are John Edwards supporters! We didn't just throw these guitars behind anyone," Bonnie said at one point. "We thought very carefully about who we wanted to support and it's clear that on all the issues, John Edwards is leading."

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