Former 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards, who admitted last week that he fathered a child with a videographer who worked on his campaign, has legally separated from his wife, Elizabeth, a source close to her said Wednesday.
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter Want to get health care legislation passed in Congress? Send the elected men home, one congresswoman reportedly suggests. Shea-Porter, a New Hampshire Democrat, said as much at a Manchester town hall meeting last weekend, according to The Hill.com. It reports someone released 55 seconds of her remarks, which went viral and made national headlines.
She tells her sister she's had it and sends John packing
"It was wrong for me ever to deny she was my daughter," the former senator says
When 3-year-old Finnegan Burns fell ill with complications from cystic fibrosis, his parents did what any loving parents would do. Kerry and Patrick Burns put their lives on hold to see their son through his medical travails.
Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi spoke from the heart Tuesday about losing her husband just six weeks ago, telling a women's conference that the loss "is like an animal all of its own" and the sadness could be felt "on a cellular level."
Damning new allegations about former Sen. John Edwards' extramarital affair are coming out -- this time, the claims could spell the end of Edwards' political career.
The former Democratic presidential candidate is considering making an announcement
"I hope for the sake of this child that it happens in a quiet way," she says
Much has been written in the media about men cheating on their wives. We have the tale of two Jo(h)ns: John Edwards, whose wife, Elizabeth Edwards, appeared on "Oprah" recently to promote her new book, "Resilence," in which she addresses her husband's much publicized affair, and Jon Gosselin, costar of the hit TLC reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8," whose rumored affair has become tabloid fodder.
Former 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards, who admitted last week that he fathered a child with a videographer who worked on his campaign, has legally separated from his wife, Elizabeth, a source close to her said Wednesday.
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter Want to get health care legislation passed in Congress? Send the elected men home, one congresswoman reportedly suggests. Shea-Porter, a New Hampshire Democrat, said as much at a Manchester town hall meeting last weekend, according to The Hill.com. It reports someone released 55 seconds of her remarks, which went viral and made national headlines.
She tells her sister she's had it and sends John packing
"It was wrong for me ever to deny she was my daughter," the former senator says
When 3-year-old Finnegan Burns fell ill with complications from cystic fibrosis, his parents did what any loving parents would do. Kerry and Patrick Burns put their lives on hold to see their son through his medical travails.
Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi spoke from the heart Tuesday about losing her husband just six weeks ago, telling a women's conference that the loss "is like an animal all of its own" and the sadness could be felt "on a cellular level."
Damning new allegations about former Sen. John Edwards' extramarital affair are coming out -- this time, the claims could spell the end of Edwards' political career.
The former Democratic presidential candidate is considering making an announcement
"I hope for the sake of this child that it happens in a quiet way," she says
Much has been written in the media about men cheating on their wives. We have the tale of two Jo(h)ns: John Edwards, whose wife, Elizabeth Edwards, appeared on "Oprah" recently to promote her new book, "Resilence," in which she addresses her husband's much publicized affair, and Jon Gosselin, costar of the hit TLC reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8," whose rumored affair has become tabloid fodder.
CNN's Larry King sat down with Elizabeth Edwards on Tuesday to discuss her new book, her personal tragedies and the power of resilience.
Despite John's humiliating affair with another woman, he is there for his wife in her cancer battle
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of "The View" and author of the new book, "The G-Free Diet," spoke Wednesday with Larry King.
"That's a complicated question," she tells Oprah when asked if she still loves John Edwards
Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of two-time presidential hopeful John Edwards, does not know whether he fathered a child during his affair with a campaign staffer, she says in an interview that is to air this week.
In a new book, she blasts John Edwards and the woman he cheated with
Still coping with her husband's affair, Edwards cancels all October speeches to help her 85-year-old mother
She talks about coping with her husband John's extramarital affair – and focusing on their kids
In the wake of Barack Obama's use of the old saying and the McCain/Palin attacks against him over it, "putting lipstick on a pig" has become the latest flashpoint in the presidential campaign circus
PEOPLE looks at the aspiring-actress-turned-spiritualist-turned-political-operative at the center of the scandal
John Edwards, who made his marriage a central part of his overall message during the 2008 Democratic primaries -- was dealt a political blow Friday after admitting to having an extramarital affair.
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.
Rumors about John Edwards' love affair had been circulating for months, but it wasn't until the former Democratic presidential candidate admitted to the affair that national news organizations jumped on the story.
"Oddly," she says, her cancer battle made it easier to handle husband John's "terrible mistake." Plus, his TV interview transcript
The former Democratic candidate denies fathering his mistress's child
Elizabeth Edwards, diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live" Wednesday to discuss Sen. Edward Kennedy's cancer diagnosis.
The former Democratic presidential hopeful is now backing his onetime rival
The former presidential candidate and his wife open up about the Dem frontrunners
The "third wheel" in the Democratic race finally calls it quits, his message and outsider image largely usurped by Obama
Isn't it tiring, trying to be perfect? Isn't there something to be said for the occasional dash of depravity? There is, and we're saying it. So are Elizabeth Edwards, Isaac Mizrahi, Amy Sedaris, and Nigella Lawson. Let them inspire you! Cross a line, eat a gram or two of saturated fat, splurge on something ridiculous. And remember -- sometimes tabletops are for dancing.
Like many prominent African-American leaders in South Carolina, state Sen. Robert Ford supported John Edwards in the race for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination.
Addressing a group of cancer survivors and activists at a fundraiser in Biloxi, Miss., on Wednesday, Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts said "it was like the weight of the world was lifted" when she made her on-air disclosure about her diagnosis for breast cancer.
John Edwards is pinning his presidential hopes on Iowa, a place where he and the voters really do see eye to eye
John Edwards is pinning his presidential hopes on Iowa, a place where he and the voters really do see eye to eye
Traveling on his "poverty tour," Eric Pooley assesses the risky strategy of a candidate who tells the press: don't talk about me
No one was paying much attention to John Edwards in February 2006, when a historic contest for control of Congress was getting underway and the 2008 presidential race was still a sliver of light on...
In her first public speech since announcing last Thursday that her breast cancer had returned, Elizabeth Edwards appealed Monday for more federal funding for health research of all kinds, including stem-cell research.
Democratic presidential contender John Edwards and his cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth defended their decision to continue his White House bid Sunday, but the former senator said voters' questions about the decision to keep running are legitimate.
The personal is now political. We hear that all the time. Elizabeth Edwards has been called John Edwards' greatest campaign asset. That may have been true Thursday with her display of courage and confidence.
In light of Elizabeth Edwards' recurrent breast cancer, CNN Medical News producer Shahreen Abedin spoke with Dr. Rache Simmons, breast surgeon at the New York-Presbyterian Weill-Cornell Medical Center's Breast Cancer Center. Dr. Simmons has never treated Elizabeth Edwards, so the answers she gives are mainly about metastatic breast cancer in general, unless otherwise specified.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Thursday he will continue his bid for the White House even though his wife Elizabeth's cancer has returned.
"Do you want to hear God laugh? Make a plan."
Elizabeth and John Edwards on Thursday described her cancer recurrence as a chronic condition that she'll have the rest of her life.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Thursday his wife's cancer has returned but his bid for the White House will continue.
A month after losing his bid for the vice presidency, Democratic Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina said Thursday he does not know if he will run for office again, but he plans to stay in the public arena "to fight for the causes that we care about."
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The head of the nation's largest gay and lesbian Republican group slammed fellow Republicans Friday for "feigning outrage" over comments by Sen. John Kerry, and called on President Bush to "stop attacking gay families on the campaign trail."
Letterman, Leno , "The View, " Regis and Kelly, Dr. Phil, Oprah -- it seems that the 2004 campaign trail leads to television talk shows as much as it does to hotly contested states.
Two of the words you might hear associated with Elizabeth Edwards are "real" and "unpretentious." For this political wife now in the spotlight -- there's no other way to be.
Six months after a come-from-behind victory in wintry Iowa resuscitated a campaign largely written off by the pundit class, Sen. John Kerry was nominated by the Democratic Party on Wednesday night as its presidential candidate.
While Monday and Tuesday night featured strong speeches by former President Bill Clinton and senatorial candidate Barack Obama of Illinois, the real business of the Democratic National Convention got under way Wednesday night.
Sen. John Edwards said Wednesday that based on his recent conversations with NATO ambassadors, U.S. allies "believe that in order for them to have a fresh start with America, we're going to need a new president."
We doubt President Bush instructed daughter Jenna to stick her tongue out at news cameras in St. Louis yesterday.
It's a deja vu day. From Iowa to Iraq. From Washington to Waukesha.
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