Highlights
John Edwards, born June 10, 1953, served as a Senator from North Carolina and became the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004 and a potential presidential nominee in 2008 until he dropped out and endorsed Sen. Barack Obama.
John Edwards, born June 10, 1953, served as a Senator from North Carolina and became the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004 and a potential presidential nominee in 2008 until he dropped out and endorsed Sen. Barack Obama.
Displaying items 1-12 of 671
» View newsday.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-20
•
Next >
-
Katrina case tops L.A. attorney Pierce O'Donnell's own trials
Pierce O’Donnell wants you to know he's back in business.
"I've always been larger than life," he told me the other day in his downtown Los Angeles law office. "But I've been quiet for a couple of years, on the advice of my attorneys."
That...Tags: Disasters, Southern California Gas Company, Petroleum Industry, Eddie Murphy, National Government
-
Web games, ripped from the headlines
A few days after South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford returned from Argentina and publicly revealed his adulterous affair with a Buenos Aires businesswoman, a group of five video game creators are gathered in a small conference room in San Francisco to...Tags: Google Inc., Angela Merkel, Regional Authority, Hudson River, Mark Sanford
-
The secret of Palin's staying power
In October 2005, when President George W. Bush announced his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court seat being vacated by Sandra Day O'Connor, conservatives who had been loyal to the administration rose up in perfectly reasonable fury. Harriet Miers was not...Tags: Carrie Prejean, Sarah Palin, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Regional Authority, Local Authority
-
U. of Ill. dean traded admissions for scholarships
Associated Press WritersA former University of Illinois Law School dean agreed to admit well-connected applicants pushed by the university's current chancellor in exchange for more than $300,000 in scholarship money for the law school, according to documents released Wednesday....Tags: Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Associated Press, Richard Durbin
-
Court To Weigh School's Ban On Campaign Shirt
Staff reporterA student who claims he was threatened with suspension for wearing a T-shirt supporting John Edwards' presidential campaign is asking a federal appeals court to bar a Texas school district from enforcing its dress code. A three-judge panel from the 5th...Tags: Texas, Court Administration, Justice System
-
Carol Capo: The funny business of money and politics
The French tell us "Cherchez la femme." To get to the bottom of something, trace it back and there'll be a woman somewhere. Bill Clinton, John Edwards and Mark Sanford aside, politics isn't usually about "the woman" (or even "the other woman"). A...Tags: Wages and Pensions, National Government, Bill Clinton, House Building, Government
-
Vision: Tired of hearing 'I made a mistake'
I have a proposal. Next time some politician goes before the cameras with his figurative pants down around his metaphoric ankles and says, "I made a mistake," let's form a mob and drag him from the podium. You bring the lanterns, I'll bring the...Tags: Don Sherwood, Jesse Jackson, Kwame Kilpatrick, Regional Authority, Bill Clinton
-
The 'I made a mistake' excuse getting flimsier by the minute
I have a proposal. The next time some politician goes before the cameras with his figurative pants down around his metaphoric ankles and says, "I made a mistake," let's form a mob and drag him from the podium. You bring the lanterns, I'll bring the...Tags: Don Sherwood, Jesse Jackson, Kwame Kilpatrick, Regional Authority, Bill Clinton
-
On this day in history
On July 6, 1483 England's King Richard III was crowned. In 1777 American forces abandoned Ft. Ticonderoga to English Gen. John Burgoyne in the Revolutionary War. In 1854 the first official meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Mich....Tags: FBI, Althea Gibson, O.J. Simpson, Tennis, Central Intelligence Agency
-
Jenny Sanford makes clear whom her husband humiliated
Ruth Marcus is an editorial writer for The Washington Post, where this first appeared. Finally, a new model for the wronged political spouse. It's about time. South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's let-it-all-hang-out news conference last week was a...Tags: Protestant, Family, The Associated Press, Ethics, Bill Clinton
-
Judge drops final charge in 2004 campaign finance case
In a contentious case reaching back to the 2004 presidential campaign, a federal judge Monday agreed to dismiss a final charge of illegal campaign finance violations against prominent Los Angeles attorney Pierce O'Donnell. O'Donnell's representatives...Tags: Lawyers, Labor Legislation, Trials, Court Administration, United States
-
Governor Had A Whole Lotta Love And Doesn't Mind Talking About It
South Carolina's Gov. Mark Sanford is certainly doing all he can to reinforce the GOP's reputation as being the party of family values ... with something on the side. Traditionally, when a GOP politician gets caught with his morality down around his...Tags: New York, Al Franken, Rielle Hunter, Celebrity Mothers, Republican Party
Jul 9, 2009
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Jul 9, 2009
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jul 9, 2009
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jul 8, 2009
|Story| Associated Press
Jul 8, 2009
|Story| WGNO-LTV
Jul 6, 2009
|Column| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Jul 7, 2009
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 6, 2009
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jul 6, 2009
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jul 1, 2009
|Story| Newsday
Jun 30, 2009
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jul 5, 2009
|Column| Hartford Courant
