Posts with tag "Elizabeth Edwards"

Report: John Edwards Proposes to Rielle Hunter Weeks After Wife's Death

Posted Jan 7th 2011 at 11:24 AM by Zach Dionne

According to the National Enquirer, John Edwards proposed to mistress Rielle Hunter three weeks after wife Elizabeth Edwards died of cancer. The Enquirer isn't always a bastion of credibility, but its track record with Edwards is notable. The tabloid broke accurate news of the then-presidential candidate's affair in 2007 and eventually picked up steam for a potential Pulitzer Prize win. The ...

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Elizabeth Edwards, Eulogized by Cate, Is Laid to Rest

Posted Dec 11th 2010 at 01:35 PM by Christine Fenno

Loved ones, including disgraced politician and estranged husband John Edwards, gathered in North Carolina today to say good-bye to Elizabeth Edwards, 61, who lost her battle with breast cancer earlier this week. In the days leading up to what People.com calls "an emotional service" at a Methodist church in Raleigh, more than a hundred former Edwards campaign staffers reportedly flocked to N.C. ...

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John Edwards Will Be at Elizabeth's Funeral, but Don't Expect a Eulogy

Posted Dec 10th 2010 at 08:15 AM by Rob Shuter

A public funeral service for Elizabeth Edwards has been scheduled for Saturday in Raleigh, North Carolina, and will include eulogies from her oldest daughter, Cate, and two close friends. As you'd expect, gathered mourners won't be hearing a eulogy from her estranged husband John Edwards, but that doesn't mean he won't be there. "Elizabeth would want it this way. She hated what John did but ...

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Elizabeth Edwards Succumbs to Cancer Battle at Age 61

Posted Dec 7th 2010 at 05:19 PM by PopEater / Wire Services

Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, died Tuesday after a six-year fight with cancer, her family said. She was 61. "Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth's presence but she remains the heart of this family," the statement said. "We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life. On behalf of Elizabeth we want ...

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Elizabeth Edwards' Family 'Hoping for a Miracle' as Cancer Spreads

Posted Dec 6th 2010 at 06:45 PM by Rob Shuter

Elizabeth Edwards confirmed bad news today: Cancer has spread to her liver leaving doctors to recommend that future treatment will no longer help. "Elizabeth has been advised by her doctors that further treatment of her cancer would be unproductive," the Edwards family said in a statement to PEOPLE magazine. "She is resting at home with family and friends." This includes her ex-husband, John ...

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Made for TV: Casting the John Edwards Affair

Posted Feb 14th 2010 at 01:00 PM by Jo Piazza

If the John Edwards' affair scandal isn't a ready-made television movie, then we just don't know what is. Politics, sex tapes, bribery, a love child denied! All the key elements are there. A suave Southern Senator (with unflappable hair) and his loving wife (who also happens to have cancer) decide to take the big leap into national politics and run for president. On the campaign trail, he is ...

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John Edwards Admits to Fathering Illegitimate Child

Posted Jan 21st 2010 at 12:33 PM by Sam Brand

Few, if any, politicians have risen so high and fallen so low. John Edwards was Senator of North Carolina for six years and John Kerry's running mate in 2004. His name was smeared and his career was smashed in 2008 when he admitted to have lied about keeping faithful to his cancer-stricken wife. Today, as an investigation continues into whether Edwards used campaign funds to hide mistress Rielle ...