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   In this Dec. 11, 2010 file photo, Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is seen in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds, File) RALEIGH, N.C.--John Edwards, a two-time candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination and a former U.S. senator from North Carolina, was indicted Friday on charges of conspiracy and false statements. The indictment is the culmination of a secretive federal probe that has been going on for more than two years. The investigation has centered on allegations that donations to Edwards were used to support Rielle Hunter, his former mistress and mother of his now-3-year-old daughter. In recent months, Edwards' lawyers have tried to persuade prosecutors in the U.S. Justice Department's Public Integrity Section to drop the investigation. Those efforts ended with Friday's indictment, which starts an even tougher legal battle. The key questions in the case are whether payments to Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter, and to a campaign staffer, Andrew Young, were intended to keep Edwards' 2008 presidential campaign alive, and whether Edwards knew about those payments.

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1. Edwards' Statement:

   I am Quinn's father. I will do everything in my power to provide her with the love and support she deserves. I have been able to spend time with her during the past year and trust that future efforts to show her the love and affection she deserves can be done privately and in peace.

2. It was wrong for me ever to deny she was my daughter and hopefully one day, when she understands, she will forgive me. I have been providing financial support for Quinn and have reached an agreement with her mother to continue providing support in the future.

3. To all those I have disappointed and hurt, these words will never be enough, but I am truly sorry.

4. John R. Edwards

5. (via Raleigh News & Observer)

1. Sanford Haha

   From Jim Colgan.

2. 2. Spitzer OMG!! LOL!!!1!!

3. 3. McGreevey, You So Funny!

4. 4. Edwards' Krazy Konfession

The Stupidest Politician of the 21st Century (to date) allegedly made a sex tape with his New-Agey mistress Rielle Hunter.

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3. Sources have told us that, in the throes of their affair, John Edwards and Rielle Hunter made a sex tape that contains “several sex acts.” And that his aide, Andrew Young found it on an unmarked DVD. The tape, say both our sources, is explicit and reveals that Edwards “is physically very striking, in a certain area. Everyone who sees it says ‘whoa’. She’s behind the camera at first.”
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7. Unluckily for the former pol, these revelations came from a proposal for a book Young just sold to St. Martin’s Press.
8. “Former edwards aide andrew young says the ex-senator and his former mistress, rielle hunter, once made a sex tape, according to someone who has seen young’s book proposal. “
9. “Other stuff: john edwards was waiting for elizabeth edwards to die so he and hunter could get married. elizabeth edwards believes young stole the baseball card collection of wade edwards. it kind of gets crazier and crazier. the book got picked up by st. martin’s.”

His twenty-year old novel, Story of My Life , based on the life of Edwards’ mistress when she was a young adult, is soaring in sales rankings all of a sudden.

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This is John Edwards’ mistress.

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5. Hunter Denies Any Connection to Edwards (Last Fall)
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Edwards is expected to make his announcement at a rally in Michigan tonight.

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3. It’s Official!
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