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(CBS) Former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards—who believed in letting the good times roll no matter what, has given CBS News his first interview since going to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. From behind the fences of a federal prison, the smooth-talking, four-term governor remains as blunt as ever, reports CBS News Correspondent Lee Cowan. "They take away everything from you that's important, except breath itself," says Edwards. And even from prison, Edwards is a man with a message. "To my critics out there, I want them to know that they're getting what they wanted, I'm suffering. But to...

<p>NEW ORLEANS (AP) &#8212; Friends of former Gov. Edwin Edwards are campaigning to shorten his 10-year prison sentence, but a key prosecutor says it is unlikely President Bush will pardon the Democrat convicted of extorting riverboat casino license applicants.</p> <p>A group calling itself the Committee, which includes Edwards' political loyalists, has gathered 50,000 signatures on a petition asking Mr. Bush to either grant him clemency, reduce his sentence, send him to a halfway house or allow him to serve home incarceration.</p>

Bored Edwards blasts federal prison's 'silly rules' Louisiana ex-governor serving 10 years in FW in extortion case 12/05/2002 Associated Press Former Gov. Edwin Edwards describes federal prison as a place "run by silly, meaningless rules, the purpose of which I cannot understand." "I just obey and try to endure endless hours of boredom," Mr. Edwards said in a letter mailed from the Fort Worth prison. "I miss [my wife] Candy, my family, friends and the wonderful life I had - but I will survive. They have my body but they do not have my mind!" The thoughts are included...