John Edwards Throws a Birthday Bash

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards used his Sunday birthday fundraiser -- an event light on cash but heavy on voters -- to urge his shallow-pocket supporters to donate their time to help mobilize his campaign.

While most presidential campaign fundraisers feature thousand-dollar-a-plate meals, Edwards returned to his hometown roots with an event featuring backyard barbecue and pie. The entrance fee: $15.

Edwards Embarrassed About $400 Haircuts
By MIKE GLOVER
DES MOINES, Iowa
John Edwards is feeling pretty - pretty embarrassed about paying $400 apiece for two haircuts. The Democratic presidential candidate says the high-dollar cuts were a simple product of being on the run and ordering up services at the drop of a hat.
"I knew it would be expensive. I didn't know it would be that expensive to have him come over," Edwards told The Associated Press in an interview Friday. "The cost was ridiculous."
The two $400 cuts by Beverly Hills stylist Joseph Torrenueva appeared on Edwards' campaign spending reports filed last weekend. An Edwards spokesman later said that the bill was sent to the campaign and paid by mistake. Edwards will reimburse the campaign, the spokesman said.
"What happened is embarrassing to me," Edwards told the AP. "It was obviously a mistake to have the campaign pay for it."
Late-night comics and others have made fun of Edwards' boyish good looks. A popular YouTube video mocks the former trial lawyer by showing a clip of him primping before a TV appearance as the song "I Feel Pretty" plays on the soundtrack.
The cost of Edwards' haircuts has...
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