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  • Edwards Discusses Hedge Fund Job ['Rat Hypocrisy]

    05/08/2007 11:27:19 AM PDT · by Enchante · 19 replies · 685+ views
    Associated Press ^ | May 8 | Nedra Pickler
    Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Tuesday that he worked for a hedge fund to learn more about financial markets and their relationship to poverty in the United States. Edwards won't disclose how much he got paid as a consultant to Fortress Investment Group, but said he did keep the money. "It was primarily to learn, but making money was a good thing, too," the 2004 vice presidential nominee said in an interview with The Associated Press. ..... Edwards said it's legitimate to ask questions about whether there is a contradiction between campaigning against poverty while working for a hedge...
  • Edwards's Southern Strategy

    05/08/2007 8:52:02 AM PDT · by presidio9 · 25 replies · 706+ views
    The New York Sun ^ | May 1, 2007 | Tom Schaller
    John Edwards has predicted he can win in the South in 2008. "I think I have the strongest chance of changing the electoral map," Mr. Edwards told the Associated Press earlier this month. "I think we have a great chance to win, not just Ohio, but to win some Southern states." Mr. Edwards is right and wrong. A South Carolina native who was educated and now lives in North Carolina, Mr. Edwards has a built-in edge over his fellow Democrats, none of whom is from the South. Yet, even if he finds a way to translate that backyard advantage into...