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Edwards to Suspend Campaign (Update: Wife's cancer has returned - Does not suspend Campaign)
The Politico ^ | March 22, 2007 | Ben Smith

Posted on 03/22/2007 8:23:49 AM PDT by kddid

John Edwards is suspending his campaign for President, and may drop out completely, because his wife has suffered a recurrence of the cancer that sickened her in 2004, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, an Edwards friend told The Politico.

"At a minimum he's going to suspend" the campaign, the source said. "Nobody knows precisely how serious her recurrence is. It’ll be another couple of days before there’s complete clarity."

"For him right now he has one priority which is her health and the security of the two young children," said the friend.

As for the campaign, "You don't shut this machine off completely, but everything will go on hold."


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bowingout; cancer; edwards2008; prayers
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To: kddid

John Edwards will exploit his wife's pain for political gain.


581 posted on 03/22/2007 11:20:14 AM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore
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To: Howlin
then watching the press conference is even worse for me because it leaves me with one impression: damage control

Because that is what the presser was .. they can control that .. the cancer they may not be able to do

582 posted on 03/22/2007 11:20:31 AM PDT by Mo1 ( http://www.gohunter08.com)
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To: Howlin

It's very unsettling.


583 posted on 03/22/2007 11:20:32 AM PDT by Dolphy
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To: Mo1; Howlin

When she talked about how she broke her rib, John made punching her side gestures, mentioning that he had hit her. That was as close to her as I saw throughout the whole presser.


584 posted on 03/22/2007 11:20:43 AM PDT by debg
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To: xsmommy

I'm agreeing with you.

So I'm left to deduce he called the press conference to hold off anybody jumping ship.


585 posted on 03/22/2007 11:21:21 AM PDT by Howlin (Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
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To: Howlin

Amazing, his hair looks better today than it did in 06...


586 posted on 03/22/2007 11:22:12 AM PDT by woofie
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To: Howlin

that looks pretty darn noticeable to me.


587 posted on 03/22/2007 11:22:20 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Mo1

But it wasn't about HER, it was about HIM.


588 posted on 03/22/2007 11:22:34 AM PDT by Howlin (Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
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To: Howlin

she looks old and thin


589 posted on 03/22/2007 11:23:07 AM PDT by Mo1 ( http://www.gohunter08.com)
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To: Mo1

You watch --- his polling numbers will spike. I doubt that the spike can hold.


590 posted on 03/22/2007 11:23:38 AM PDT by onyx (DEFEAT Hillary Clinton, Marxist, student of Saul Alinsky & ally and beneficiary of Soros.)
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To: Howlin

What galled me was when he said "there are those who would like us to cower in the corner".

Right. I don't think too many people were worried about him to begin with.


591 posted on 03/22/2007 11:23:42 AM PDT by Lijahsbubbe (Ah don't feeeeel no ways taihrd.)
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To: xsmommy

And to me, it would appear MORE noticeable if you weren't around all the time, right?


592 posted on 03/22/2007 11:24:04 AM PDT by Howlin (Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
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To: woofie

And I think the mole is gone!


593 posted on 03/22/2007 11:24:42 AM PDT by Howlin (Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
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To: Howlin

And, in the past the campaign trail has not been friendly to her waistline. The weight loss from last fall is dramatic. You have to wonder if we have the full story.


594 posted on 03/22/2007 11:25:06 AM PDT by maggief
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To: Lijahsbubbe

That was a weird thing to say, wasn't it?


595 posted on 03/22/2007 11:25:35 AM PDT by Howlin (Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
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To: mass55th
I was wondering why they weren't holding hands at such a time. For two people who have been together for 30 years and as he said, have been through other difficult times during those years, you'd think that the least he could have done was take her hand.

I didn't recognize her at first and thought she was a spokesperson or something, they seemed so removed from one another.

596 posted on 03/22/2007 11:25:39 AM PDT by Lijahsbubbe (Ah don't feeeeel no ways taihrd.)
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To: Howlin

who knows she may have been dieting for the campaign and that's what people attributed the weight loss to. much as people are monitoring algore's tonnage to see if it is decreasing.


597 posted on 03/22/2007 11:25:43 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Mo1

The change in her appearance is very telling. I only hope she has other family members and friends that can support her through this since it's obvious her husband won't be at her side all that much.


598 posted on 03/22/2007 11:25:55 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway~~John Wayne)
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To: xsmommy

Speaking of carbon footprints..........LOL.


599 posted on 03/22/2007 11:26:24 AM PDT by Howlin (Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
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To: Howlin

Because SHE wants it to be about him

She has been working even harder the him to get him to this point

I would also not be surprised if she was at the point she couldn't get out of bed and she still wanted him to campaign

The question is .. Will he do what is right and stay by her side

Time will tell


600 posted on 03/22/2007 11:26:24 AM PDT by Mo1 ( http://www.gohunter08.com)
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