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John Edwards Jury Reaches Verdict
ABC News ^ | May 31, 2012 | MAT MENDEZ

Posted on 05/31/2012 11:35:47 AM PDT by sean327

After a lengthy deliberation, a North Carolina jury has reached a verdict in the John Edwards mistress-and-money trial.

The verdict is expected to be read shortly.

The jury began deliberating on May 18 after a month of testimony, which at times sounded more like a steamy soap opera than a trial on the intricacies of campaign finance rules.

Charged with six counts of violating federal campaign laws, Edwards was accused by the government of soliciting nearly $1 million from wealthy backers to finance a cover up of his illicit affair and illegitimate child while running for president in 2008.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: corruption; edwards; elections; fraud; johnedwards
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To: Gay State Conservative

Atleast it was DEMOCRAT money he was misusing - OBUMMER takes ALL OUR MONEY and still continues to find ways to spend more while telling all of us how to eat, how to shut up, and worse how awful America is! I am so SICK of him I cannot wait til November to vote his sorry, miserable, arrogant hide out of our WHITE HOUSE>


81 posted on 05/31/2012 7:49:36 PM PDT by princess leah
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To: Gay State Conservative

Atleast it was DEMOCRAT money he was misusing - OBUMMER takes ALL OUR MONEY and still continues to find ways to spend more while telling all of us how to eat, how to shut up, and worse how awful America is! I am so SICK of him I cannot wait til November to vote his sorry, miserable, arrogant hide out of our WHITE HOUSE>


82 posted on 05/31/2012 7:49:52 PM PDT by princess leah
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To: BigFinn; All
Personally, I think his punishment should be... to shave his head. make him stand on Pennsylvania avenue in stocks with a sign

DO you want to make Obama do the same thing when Americans figure out Obama is simply a Muslim mole doing everything he can to destroy America?

83 posted on 06/01/2012 4:17:12 AM PDT by politicianslie (Obama: Our first Muslim PRESIDENT,destroying America $1 Trillion at a time! And America sleeps)
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To: presently no screen name
Now you get to vote for your pro baby killing, pro same sex marriage POS CULT candidate. That will send a tingle down your leg.

And who might that be? I have no idea what you're talking about.

The only tingle I get down my leg is when my sciatica acts up.

84 posted on 06/01/2012 5:26:17 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (My dream ticket for 2012 is John Galt & Dagny Taggart!)
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