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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105753)6/3/2011 10:35:44 AM
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RALEIGH, North Carolina—A federal grand jury on Friday indicted two-time presidential candidate John Edwards following a two-year federal investigation into money used to cover up an extramarital affair during the 2008 election.

Federal officials have said that hundreds of thousands of dollars two Edwards donors gave to help keep the candidate's mistress in hiding were contributions that should have been reported publicly by his campaign fund because they aided his bid for the Democratic White House nomination. Mr. Edwards's lawyers have argued that the funds were gifts from friends intended to keep the affair a secret from his wife, Elizabeth, who died of cancer in December.

Mr. Edwards's attorneys have denounced the investigation as a waste of resources and contend he didn't violate the law.

Mr. Edwards has said he hopes that once this case is behind him he can revive his legal career, specializing in helping the victims of poverty he championed on the campaign trail.

The case against Mr. Edwards focused on the private money used to keep his mistress in hiding. Andrew Young, a former aide to Mr. Edwards, initially claimed paternity of mistress Rielle Hunter's child and traveled around the country keeping her in seclusion. Mr. Young has said he received hundreds of thousands of dollars of support from two wealthy Edwards donors.
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