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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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    January 30, 2008

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