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Post-Scandal, John Edwards Finds a Quieter Purpose

By Alec MacGillis Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 18, 2009 John Edwards says he has few illusions. He knows the picture many Americans hold of him is not a pretty one. He also knows that even before he was engulfed in tabloid scandal, his electoral appeal had limits. And he believes that President Obama, […]

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Obama’s Campaign Manager and Elizabeth Edwards Get Book Deals

CBS NEWS’ HOTSHEET David Plouffe, Barack Obama’s campaign manager, and Elizabeth Edwards, whose husband John ran for president last year and later admitted an extramarital affair, have both secured book deals, the Associated Press reports. Plouffe’s seven-figure deal is for a book on the presidential election entitled “The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and […]

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