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Former Sen. John Edwards on Friday fired the latest round in his ongoing verbal feud with Ann Coulter, calling her a "she-devil" at a public event before quickly adding that he shouldn't engage in name-calling. Edwards, D-N.C., was railing against the right-wing media -- including Fox News and Rush Limbaugh -- when he reminded a crowd in Burlington, Iowa, that his wife stood up to Coulter in a public spat earlier this summer. "We know these people. We know their game plan. They're going to attack us personally," Edwards said. "They attacked Elizabeth personally, because she stood up to that...

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards issued a press statement today asking President Bush to fire chief White House strategist Karl Rove if he refuses to testify about allegedly improper political maneuvering within the executive branch. Most at issue is the firing of eight U.S. attorneys by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. A special counsel is investigating Rove's possible role in the firings and whether they were politically motivated. The counsel is also looking into missing White House e-mails and alleged White House efforts to steer presidential appointees in favor of Republican priorities. "The President should demand that Alberto Gonzales resign, and...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 22 _ — John Edwards, the North Carolina Democrat, said today that his wife’s cancer had returned, but that his bid for the presidency “goes on strongly.” “The campaign goes on, the campaign goes on strongly,” he said, with his wife, Elizabeth, at his side. Mr. Edwards said he learned earlier this week that the cancer had reappeared in his wife’s rib cage and that the couple recognized that it was no longer curable, though it could be managed with treatment.

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina — Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' campaign headquarters in North Carolina was evacuated after a staff member opened a letter containing white powder, a campaign official said. "The health and safety of our staff and volunteers is obviously our paramount concern, so we contacted the authorities," Jonathan Prince, deputy campaign manager said after the evacuation Wednesday. "The authorities have asked us to evacuate while they run tests on the substance, and we have done so."