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For Edwards, The Good Fight Is Over
By Joan Connell
It's been an uphill climb all the way: And today, John Edwards signaled he's done.
Outspent by his opponents and crowded out of the media spotlight by the drama of the Clinton/Obama rivalry, the former senator from North Carolina calls it quits atoday at a New Orleans event billed as a speech on poverty.
Edwards has not won a single contest in the Democratic race for president, and lags behind front-runners Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in public opinion polls.
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