Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/3173 Race for '08 - John Edwards en-us Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:56:06 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/3173 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080816/ap_on_re_us/edwards_loyal_aide ap/20080816/edwards_loyal_aide AP Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:56:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080816/ap_on_re_us/edwards_loyal_aide"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080815/capt.69d936a28cb34555a9b9e374a6969748.edwards_affair_ny115.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=YnPSO1lrw7ZcBElqIuBWDg--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="In this Dec. 27, 2006 photo provided by the National Enquirer, former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-NC, is shown with videographer Rielle Hunter in the 9th Ward of New Orleans, La. On Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, Edwards admitted to having an affair with Hunter. (AP Photo/The National Enquirer)" border="0" /></a>AP - For nearly a decade, Andrew Young was John Edwards' loyal foot soldier as Edwards rocketed from millionaire trial lawyer to U.S. senator to two-time White House hopeful.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080816/ap_on_re_us/edwards_loyal_aide"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080815/capt.69d936a28cb34555a9b9e374a6969748.edwards_affair_ny115.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=YnPSO1lrw7ZcBElqIuBWDg--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Dec. 27, 2006 photo provided by the National Enquirer, former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-NC, is shown with videographer Rielle Hunter in the 9th Ward of New Orleans, La. On Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, Edwards admitted to having an affair with Hunter. (AP Photo/The National Enquirer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair ap/20080815/edwards_affair AP Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:14:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080811/capt.c6812c572c0d4f97a805fe4e638a0596.edwards_affair_ny108.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=y_Ro5IzjP4V9IfWGAdKPlA--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="In this Dec. 27, 2006 photo provided by the National Enquirer, former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-NC, is shown with videographer Rielle Hunter in the 9th Ward of New Orleans, La. On Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, Edwards admitted to having an affair with Hunter. (AP Photo/The National Enquirer)" border="0" /></a>AP - New questions emerged Friday about John Edwards' longtime chief fundraiser and secret efforts that protected the pregnant woman with whom the former presidential candidate has admitted a shameful affair in 2006.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080811/capt.c6812c572c0d4f97a805fe4e638a0596.edwards_affair_ny108.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=y_Ro5IzjP4V9IfWGAdKPlA--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Dec. 27, 2006 photo provided by the National Enquirer, former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-NC, is shown with videographer Rielle Hunter in the 9th Ward of New Orleans, La. On Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, Edwards admitted to having an affair with Hunter. (AP Photo/The National Enquirer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080813/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair ap/20080813/edwards_affair AP Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:24:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080813/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080813/capt.b2e6562b066443a69b3461680b125602.edwards_affair_wx115.jpg?x=124&y=130&q=85&sig=vJc7b2v0j5xII6UXEmfwIw--" align="left" height="130" width="124" alt="Rielle Hunter, left, holds a video camera as former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards campaigns in Portsmouth, N.H., Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)" border="0" /></a>AP - Elizabeth Edwards' cancer diagnosis forced her to decide quickly whether she would leave her husband after he confessed to having an affair, her brother and a friend told People magazine.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080813/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080813/capt.b2e6562b066443a69b3461680b125602.edwards_affair_wx115.jpg?x=124&y=130&q=85&sig=vJc7b2v0j5xII6UXEmfwIw--" align="left" height="130" width="124" alt="photo" title="Rielle Hunter, left, holds a video camera as former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards campaigns in Portsmouth, N.H., Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080811/ts_alt_afp/usvotedemocratsedwards afp/20080811/usvotedemocratsedwards AFP Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:52:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080811/ts_alt_afp/usvotedemocratsedwards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080811/capt.cps.ngj65.110808185213.photo00.photo.default-299x451.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=cgAe8k3etYN3C28b1Oudxw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Hillary Clinton would be the Democrats' White House nominee today if former presidential hopeful John Edwards, seen here in January 2008, had come clean earlier about an extra-marital affair, a top aide to Clinton believes.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Hillary Clinton would be the Democrats' White House nominee today if former presidential hopeful John Edwards had come clean earlier about an extra-marital affair, a top aide to Clinton believes.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080811/ts_alt_afp/usvotedemocratsedwards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080811/capt.cps.ngj65.110808185213.photo00.photo.default-299x451.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=cgAe8k3etYN3C28b1Oudxw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Hillary Clinton would be the Democrats' White House nominee today if former presidential hopeful John Edwards, seen here in January 2008, had come clean earlier about an extra-marital affair, a top aide to Clinton believes.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/ap_on_re_us/edwards_college_speech ap/20080811/edwards_college_speech AP Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:41:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/ap_on_re_us/edwards_college_speech"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080809/capt.cps.nfx19.090808213548.photo00.photo.default-512x354.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=uJKs7a85KgJeCaj91MgPHQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Two-time Democratic presidential candidate and former senator John Edwards (2ndL) and his wife Elizabeth are pictured in Janurary 2008. Democrats moved Saturday to staunch the damage after one-time party star Edwards admitted having an affair during his White House run as his wife battled cancer.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Eric Thayer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Salem State College still expects former presidential candidate John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, to make a scheduled appearance at the school next month despite the former senator's admission that he had an extramarital affair.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/ap_on_re_us/edwards_college_speech"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080809/capt.cps.nfx19.090808213548.photo00.photo.default-512x354.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=uJKs7a85KgJeCaj91MgPHQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Two-time Democratic presidential candidate and former senator John Edwards (2ndL) and his wife Elizabeth are pictured in Janurary 2008. Democrats moved Saturday to staunch the damage after one-time party star Edwards admitted having an affair during his White House run as his wife battled cancer.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Eric Thayer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080810/pl_bloomberg/akounzclmgss bloomberg/20080810/akounzclmgss Bloomberg Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:09:03 GMT Bloomberg - Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Rielle Hunter, the campaign staff worker for John Edwards who had an affair with the former Democratic presidential candidate, won't take part in DNA testing to identify the father of her baby, the Washington Post reported, citing her lawyer, Robert Gordon. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080810/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_hunter ap/20080810/edwards_hunter AP Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:07:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080810/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_hunter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.000381ec7e8b498d9d2d0dd8b334c7c2.addition_edwards_affair_ny118.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=8yVvwlLRQhjZG_mMNeQq8A--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="In this undated image rendered from video and provided by Extra, Rielle Hunter is shown during an interview. Edwards' political action committee paid $100,000 in a four-month span to a newly formed firm run by Rielle Hunter, who directed the production of four Web videos. (AP Photo/Extra)" border="0" /></a>AP - The ex-mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday she will not participate in DNA testing to establish the paternity of her daughter.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080810/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_hunter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.000381ec7e8b498d9d2d0dd8b334c7c2.addition_edwards_affair_ny118.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=8yVvwlLRQhjZG_mMNeQq8A--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this undated image rendered from video and provided by Extra, Rielle Hunter is shown during an interview. Edwards' political action committee paid $100,000 in a four-month span to a newly formed firm run by Rielle Hunter, who directed the production of four Web videos. (AP Photo/Extra)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080810/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_hunter ap/20080810/edwards_hunter AP Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:07:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080810/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_hunter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.000381ec7e8b498d9d2d0dd8b334c7c2.addition_edwards_affair_ny118.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=8yVvwlLRQhjZG_mMNeQq8A--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="In this undated image rendered from video and provided by Extra, Rielle Hunter is shown during an interview. Edwards' political action committee paid $100,000 in a four-month span to a newly formed firm run by Rielle Hunter, who directed the production of four Web videos. (AP Photo/Extra)" border="0" /></a>AP - The ex-mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday she will not participate in DNA testing to establish the paternity of her daughter.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080810/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_hunter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.000381ec7e8b498d9d2d0dd8b334c7c2.addition_edwards_affair_ny118.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=8yVvwlLRQhjZG_mMNeQq8A--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this undated image rendered from video and provided by Extra, Rielle Hunter is shown during an interview. Edwards' political action committee paid $100,000 in a four-month span to a newly formed firm run by Rielle Hunter, who directed the production of four Web videos. (AP Photo/Extra)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080810/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_hunter_text ap/20080810/edwards_hunter_text AP Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:20:16 GMT AP - The attorney for Rielle Hunter, the woman with whom former presidential candidate John Edwards admitted having an affair, issued a statement Saturday rejecting DNA testing to establish the paternity of her 5-month-old daughter. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080810/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_politics ap/20080810/edwards_politics AP Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:06:34 GMT AP - John Edwards didn't ruin his reputation by admitting on television to an affair. By the time he sat down to come clean, the damage had already been done in private conversations by political insiders. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_go_ot/edwards_affair ap/20080809/edwards_affair AP Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:44:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_go_ot/edwards_affair"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080809/capt.3be9969413de4fe8b7a1b9f9b716ad0f.correction_edwards_affair_wx107.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=BLrWi06xvPaPlHgZMrKcbg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this image taken from video and released by ABC News, Bob Woodruff interviews John Edwards Friday, Aug. 8, 2008 in Chapel Hill, N.C. The former North Carolina senator, who was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2004, confessed to ABC News that he had lied repeatedly about the affair with 43-year-old Rielle Hunter. (AP Photo/ABC News)" border="0" /></a>AP - Backed by his friendly Southern drawl, the practiced charm of a courtroom warrior and a smile bright enough to blind the camera's eye, John Edwards never lacked the confidence to take the big risk.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_go_ot/edwards_affair"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080809/capt.3be9969413de4fe8b7a1b9f9b716ad0f.correction_edwards_affair_wx107.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=BLrWi06xvPaPlHgZMrKcbg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this image taken from video and released by ABC News, Bob Woodruff interviews John Edwards Friday, Aug. 8, 2008 in Chapel Hill, N.C. The former North Carolina senator, who was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2004, confessed to ABC News that he had lied repeatedly about the affair with 43-year-old Rielle Hunter. (AP Photo/ABC News)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080809/ts_alt_afp/usvotedemocratsedwards afp/20080809/usvotedemocratsedwards AFP Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:36:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080809/ts_alt_afp/usvotedemocratsedwards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080809/capt.cps.nfx19.090808213548.photo00.photo.default-512x354.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=uJKs7a85KgJeCaj91MgPHQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Two-time Democratic presidential candidate and former senator John Edwards (2ndL) and his wife Elizabeth are pictured in Janurary 2008. Democrats moved Saturday to staunch the damage after one-time party star Edwards admitted having an affair during his White House run as his wife battled cancer.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Eric Thayer)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Democrats moved Saturday to staunch the damage after one-time party star and presidential hopeful John Edwards admitted having an affair during his White House run as his wife battled cancer.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080809/ts_alt_afp/usvotedemocratsedwards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080809/capt.cps.nfx19.090808213548.photo00.photo.default-512x354.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=uJKs7a85KgJeCaj91MgPHQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Two-time Democratic presidential candidate and former senator John Edwards (2ndL) and his wife Elizabeth are pictured in Janurary 2008. Democrats moved Saturday to staunch the damage after one-time party star Edwards admitted having an affair during his White House run as his wife battled cancer.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Eric Thayer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_interview_excerpts ap/20080809/edwards_interview_excerpts AP Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:20:35 GMT AP - Former presidential candidate John Edwards talked about his extramarital affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter. and the effect it had on his wife Elizabeth in an interview with Bob Woodruff for ABC's Nightline on Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080809/pl_nm/usa_edwards_affair_dc nm/20080809/usa_edwards_affair_dc Reuters Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:25:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080809/pl_nm/usa_edwards_affair_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080809/2008_08_09t101423_450x325_us_usa_edwards_affair.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=.SkLdFJZ8LFbVzN8nTzPaQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards faces supporters at his South Carolina primary night rally in Columbia, South Carolina, in this file photo from January 26, 2008. (Chris Keane/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Former U.S. Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards admitted on Friday that he had an extramarital affair in 2006 with a woman who produced videos for his campaign, but said he was not the father of her infant daughter.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080809/pl_nm/usa_edwards_affair_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080809/2008_08_09t101423_450x325_us_usa_edwards_affair.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=.SkLdFJZ8LFbVzN8nTzPaQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards faces supporters at his South Carolina primary night rally in Columbia, South Carolina, in this file photo from January 26, 2008. (Chris Keane/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_el_ge/edwards_what_about_elizabeth ap/20080809/edwards_what_about_elizabeth AP Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:20:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_el_ge/edwards_what_about_elizabeth"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.ab0161564c7f4ca287a34e18993e094f.edwards_affair_ny117.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=sIK_b3USJKtc5LtujYQXUQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, file photo, Democratic presidential hopeful former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., right, and his wife Elizabeth arrive at a campaign rally in Ames, Iowa. Edwards on Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, admitted to an extramarital affair while his wife was battling cancer. He denied fathering the woman's daughter.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" /></a>AP - There were many questions to ask about John Edwards on Friday after he admitted he'd had an affair. But the most poignant ones weren't really about him.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_el_ge/edwards_what_about_elizabeth"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.ab0161564c7f4ca287a34e18993e094f.edwards_affair_ny117.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=sIK_b3USJKtc5LtujYQXUQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, file photo, Democratic presidential hopeful former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., right, and his wife Elizabeth arrive at a campaign rally in Ames, Iowa. Edwards on Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, admitted to an extramarital affair while his wife was battling cancer. He denied fathering the woman's daughter.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair ap/20080809/edwards_affair AP Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:13:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080809/capt.3be9969413de4fe8b7a1b9f9b716ad0f.correction_edwards_affair_wx107.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=BLrWi06xvPaPlHgZMrKcbg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this image taken from video and released by ABC News, Bob Woodruff interviews John Edwards Friday, Aug. 8, 2008 in Chapel Hill, N.C. The former North Carolina senator, who was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2004, confessed to ABC News that he had lied repeatedly about the affair with 43-year-old Rielle Hunter. (AP Photo/ABC News)" border="0" /></a>AP - Backed by his friendly Southern drawl, the practiced charm of a courtroom warrior and a smile bright enough to blind the camera's eye, John Edwards never lacked the confidence to take the big risk.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080809/capt.3be9969413de4fe8b7a1b9f9b716ad0f.correction_edwards_affair_wx107.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=BLrWi06xvPaPlHgZMrKcbg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this image taken from video and released by ABC News, Bob Woodruff interviews John Edwards Friday, Aug. 8, 2008 in Chapel Hill, N.C. The former North Carolina senator, who was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2004, confessed to ABC News that he had lied repeatedly about the affair with 43-year-old Rielle Hunter. (AP Photo/ABC News)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair_timeline ap/20080809/edwards_affair_timeline AP Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:26:51 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair_timeline"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.dd500dbfbf394fb09250a3d0ce69525a.edwards_affair_ny121.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=505lpekguoSiQ9.od__oNg--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="In this undated image rendered from video and provided by Extra, Rielle Hunter is shown during an interview. Edwards' political action committee paid $100,000 in a four-month span to a newly formed firm run by Rielle Hunter, who directed the production of four Web videos. (AP Photo/Extra)" border="0" /></a>AP - Key dates leading up to former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' admission of having an extramarital affair.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair_timeline"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.dd500dbfbf394fb09250a3d0ce69525a.edwards_affair_ny121.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=505lpekguoSiQ9.od__oNg--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this undated image rendered from video and provided by Extra, Rielle Hunter is shown during an interview. Edwards' political action committee paid $100,000 in a four-month span to a newly formed firm run by Rielle Hunter, who directed the production of four Web videos. (AP Photo/Extra)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080809/ts_alt_afp/usvotedemocratspoliticspeople afp/20080809/usvotedemocratspoliticspeople AFP Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:19:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080809/ts_alt_afp/usvotedemocratspoliticspeople"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080809/capt.cps.nfx19.090808213548.photo00.photo.default-512x354.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=uJKs7a85KgJeCaj91MgPHQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Two-time Democratic presidential candidate and former senator John Edwards (2ndL) and his wife Elizabeth are pictured in Janurary 2008. Democrats moved Saturday to staunch the damage after one-time party star Edwards admitted having an affair during his White House run as his wife battled cancer.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Eric Thayer)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, whose wife is ill with incurable cancer, admitted Friday he had had an extramarital affair but denied fathering the woman's baby.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080809/ts_alt_afp/usvotedemocratspoliticspeople"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080809/capt.cps.nfx19.090808213548.photo00.photo.default-512x354.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=uJKs7a85KgJeCaj91MgPHQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Two-time Democratic presidential candidate and former senator John Edwards (2ndL) and his wife Elizabeth are pictured in Janurary 2008. Democrats moved Saturday to staunch the damage after one-time party star Edwards admitted having an affair during his White House run as his wife battled cancer.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Eric Thayer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_re_us/edwards_mistress ap/20080809/edwards_mistress AP Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:06:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_re_us/edwards_mistress"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.dd500dbfbf394fb09250a3d0ce69525a.edwards_affair_ny121.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=505lpekguoSiQ9.od__oNg--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="In this undated image rendered from video and provided by Extra, Rielle Hunter is shown during an interview. Edwards' political action committee paid $100,000 in a four-month span to a newly formed firm run by Rielle Hunter, who directed the production of four Web videos. (AP Photo/Extra)" border="0" /></a>AP - The woman former presidential candidate John Edwards admitted having an affair with Friday is a sometimes Hollywood producer-director who has all but dropped from sight since dismissing word of their liaison as nothing but lies last month.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_re_us/edwards_mistress"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080808/capt.dd500dbfbf394fb09250a3d0ce69525a.edwards_affair_ny121.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=505lpekguoSiQ9.od__oNg--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this undated image rendered from video and provided by Extra, Rielle Hunter is shown during an interview. Edwards' political action committee paid $100,000 in a four-month span to a newly formed firm run by Rielle Hunter, who directed the production of four Web videos. (AP Photo/Extra)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/edwards08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair_text ap/20080808/edwards_affair_text AP Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:49:40 GMT AP - Text of John Edwards' statement on his affair: