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emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 8/11/2008
The Fight against Poverty Was a Lie, Too
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Once upon a time John Edwards wanted to be president and he vowed, back then, that poverty would be his signature issue. “Poverty is the great moral issue of our century,” he told a group of students at Berkeley in 2005 . “People living in poverty need you. And another thing: America needs you.” To show his own dedication, Edwards “created a tax-exempt nonprofit dedicated to fighting poverty” ...

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Open windows
The Sideshow — ... " - this is the same guy who forged the letters meant to "prove" that George Galloway was being paid-off by Saddam and that France was trying to undermine Iraqi peace talks. (Oh, but perhaps we gave Edwards too much credit.) ...

Policies Vs. Politicians
Suburban Guerrilla — ... I was talking to one of my friends this morning, another former Edwards supporter. She said pretty much the same thing I’ve been saying, which is that you don’t back politicians for their “personality” or their “character,” but for their policies. That’s why she liked Edwards. ...

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