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John Edwards has ended his run to become the Democratic candidate for the 2008 election cycle after the [[Florida]] primaries on January 29, 2008. It was over when he became a distant third to [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]]. It was the third primary in a row where he ended third, and he dropped out before Super Tuesday, when voters in twenty-two states allocating about 45 per cent of the delegates.
John Edwards has ended his run to become the Democratic candidate for the 2008 election cycle after the [[Florida]] primaries on January 29, 2008. It was over when he became a distant third to [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]]. It was the third primary in a row where he ended third, and he dropped out before Super Tuesday, when voters in twenty-two states allocating about 45 per cent of the delegates.
==FEC==
The Federal Election Committee has recommended fines exceeding $170,000 for 2004 campaign violations that included the transfer of $500,000. to his Senate account from his Presidential campaign. <ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/florida/story/931460.html Campaign of Sen. John Edwards faces $170K fine, Miami Herald, March 4, 2009]</ref>
In addition, the FEC is investigating his 2008 presidential campaign for money transfers to his mistress, another violation of the law.
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