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11:30 PM ET, August 8, 2008

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ABCNEWS:
Edwards Admits Sexual Affair; Lied as Presidential Candidate  —  In ABC News Interview, Edwards Says He Cheated, but Did Not Father Child  —  John Edwards repeatedly lied during his Presidential campaign about an extramarital affair with a novice filmmaker, the former Senator admitted to ABC News today.
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Elizabethedwards / Daily Kos:
Today  —  Our family has been through a lot.  Some caused by nature, some caused by human weakness, and some - most recently - caused by the desire for sensationalism and profit without any regard for the human consequences.  None of these has been easy.  But we have stood with one another through them all.
Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
Dallas lawyer Fred Baron paid Edwards' mistress to relocate  —  gjeffers@dallasnews.com  —  Dallas lawyer Fred Baron told The Dallas Morning News today that he paid relocation and housing expenses for the woman that former presidential candidate John Edwards has confessed to having an affair with.
Ryanteaguebeckwith / Raleigh News & Observer:
John Edwards in 1999  —  What was John Edwards thinking when the National Enquirer story broke?  —  ABC News has not yet aired its interview with the former Democratic presidential candidate, but a celebrated speech by Edwards during the impeachment of Bill Clinton is interesting to re-read.
Discussion: Liberal Values
Stephen Spruiell / The Corner:
Nine Months  —  Overheard in the office: “Why would Edwards admit the affair but deny fathering the child?”  —  I'll tell you why: Elizabeth Edwards was diagnosed with incurable cancer in late March of 2007.  Rielle Hunter's baby was born in late February of 2008.
CNN:
Edwards admits to extramarital affair  —  (CNN) — Former U.S. senator and Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards admitted Friday to an extramarital affair.  He denied being the father of the woman's child, as had been alleged in tabloid reports.  —  “In 2006, I made a serious error …
Discussion: National Post and Big Brass Blog
Karen Friedman / The Huffington Post:
What is wrong with men?  —  OK, fellows, you can answer this better than me.  —  Clinton had his Monica Lewinsky; Newt Gingrich had his his young congressional aide while impeaching Clinton for Monica Lewinsky (that's after divorcing his first wife while she lay in bed with cancer) …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
John Edwards Admits To Affair  —  Update: Our money bomb is just under $105,000.  If you can't donate, you can help by lending your name to Accountability Now's efforts to push for a Congressional investigation into the Anthrax attacks.  —  So Edwards did it — not really a surprise …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Digby / Hullabaloo:
The Rulz  —  I realize that everybody gets excited about sex scandals.  It's human nature.  But it's important to keep in mind that John Edwards didn't even come close to winning the nomination and this is just another sleazy tabloid story with absolutely no serious significance …
The Politico:
John Edwards' statement  —  In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs.  I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness.
Pete Yost / Associated Press:
Edwards admits to affair he denied as candidate  —  WASHINGTON - Former presidential candidate John Edwards, who won nationwide praise and sympathy as he campaigned side by side with his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth, admitted in shame Friday he had had an affair with a woman who produced videos as he prepared to launch his campaign.
Marc Ambinder:
More On Edwards's Admission  —  ** The interview airs tonight on ABC.
Discussion: Salon
Marc Ambinder:
John Edwards's Statement: “I Made A Serious Error In Judgment”
Skippy / skippy the bush kangaroo:
john edwards single handedly destroys the left's talking point about newt gingrich
Discussion: Liberal Values
Washington Post:
John Edwards Admits Affair, Denies Fathering Child
Discussion: Commentary
Byron York / The Corner:
The Edwards Money Angle
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
He Did Not Have Paternal Relations With That Woman
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Edwards admits he lied about affair
Discussion: The Swamp and Deceiver.com
New York Times:
Russia Threatens Retaliation After Georgia Says It Fired on Planes  —  MOSCOW — The sharpest fighting since the early 1990s in the disputed Caucasian enclave of South Ossetia threatened to draw Russia and the American-backed former Soviet republic of Georgia into direct military conflict on Friday.
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Times of London:
Georgia says Russian tanks mean ‘war’ in South Ossetia
Amy Sullivan / Time:
An Antichrist Obama in McCain Ad?  —  It's not easy to make the infamous Willie Horton ad from the 1988 presidential campaign seem benign.  But suggesting that Barack Obama is the Antichrist might just do it.  —  That's just what some outraged Christian supporters of the Democratic nominee …
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Jed Lewison / The Jed Report:
Barack Obama's newest surrogate: John McCain  —  I love this new radio ad.  It uses Barack Obama's best attack dog to go after John McCain — John McCain himself.  —  Direct link (audio, .mp3)  —  Here's the transcript:
Discussion: Firedoglake
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Joe Conason / Salon:
New evidence suggests Ron Suskind is right  —  What was an Iraqi politician doing at CIA headquarters just days before he distributed a fake memo incriminating Saddam Hussein in 9/11?  —  Vice President Dick Cheney (left) listens as President George W. Bush speaks to reporters at the White House on Dec. 14, 2007.
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Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:   Suskind to Release CIA Interview Transcripts on ‘Forged’ Document
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Edwards' statement  —  Edwards spokeswoman Jennifer Palmieri sends over a statement from the former Senator:
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Edwards' statement  —  Edwards spokeswoman Jennifer Palmieri sends …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
GOPer Ousted After Aggressively Championing Offshore Drilling  —  While you were watching that Jew-baiting House candidate go down in flames, another potentially far more significant contest played out last night: A GOP primary challenger ousted GOPer David Davis from his seat in Tennessee's first district …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Energy Fumble  —  Politics has its puzzling moments.  John McCain and most of the GOP experienced one late last week.  That was when five of their own set about dismantling the best issue Republicans have in the upcoming election.  —  It's taken time, but Sen. McCain and his party …
George W. Grayson / Asheville Citizen-Times:
Heath Shuler and the VEEPstakes  —  Comments on Topix forums (click to comment):  —  Should Virginia's extremely talented governor Tim Kaine not capture the VEEPstakes, Barack Obama should look several hundred miles to the south for his running mate—specifically, he should recruit Congressman Heath Shuler …
Discussion: StephenBainbridge.com
Claudia Rosett / Pajamas Media:
The Tiananmen Massacre Map  —  This is one the official guides to the Olympics won't be handing out, but it is vital to understanding the true context of the spectacle we are about to witness in Beijing.  Created and circulated by people who have kept faith with the Chinese democracy movement:
Discussion: michellemalkin.com and The Corner
Brian Goldsmith / CBS News:
Evangelical Leader Warns McCain On VP Pick  —  Political Players: Richard Land Says VP Selection Is The “Most Important” Decision Of The Campaign … CBSNews.com: You've not always been the biggest McCain fan.  Has he done a good job in this campaign reaching out to you, and reaching out to the Southern Baptists you represent?
Discussion: The Swamp
 
 
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