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Line 1: − {{stub}}+ + + + + − + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − + + + − + − On December 28, 2006, Edwards announced his entrance into the 2008 Presidential election while in the Eastern New Orleans area of New Orleans.+ − Edwards's campaign has stated that its main focus is on eliminating poverty, fighting global warming, and providing universal health care. These goals reflect the more progressive campaign Edwards is running compared to his 2004 campaign when he did not focus on global warming and universal health care as issues. One of Edwards's most notable policy opinions since announcing his candidacy has been denouncing a troop surge in Iraq, coining it the McCain Doctrine. Edwards has said that he is not ready to take a position on the issue of same-sex marriage, stating that he is "just not there yet". In 2004, Edwards stated that he was opposed to same-sex marriage, although he also opposed a Constitutional amendment against it, saying the issue should be left to individual states to decide. Edwards does now offer support for civil unions and partnership benefits. In 2004, Edwards expressed reservations about civil unions, saying that he did not think the country was ready for it and that it should be left up to the states.+ + − == Recent News == − John Edwards recently held a press conference to announce that his wife Elizabeth's cancer has returned, and that Edwards will continue his bid for the presidency.
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''For the 18th century preacher, see [[Jonathan Edwards]]''.
'''John Edwards''', Democratic candidate for Vice President and running mate of John Kerry for the 2004 presidential elections.
===Early Life and Education===
''For the 18th century preacher, see [[Jonathan Edwards]]''.
John Edwards was born in Seneca, SC on June 10, 1953. He grew up in Robbins, NC, and graduated from North Carolina State University in 1974, and received a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1977.
In 1977, he married Elizabeth Anania. Their son Wade was born in 1979 and daughter Cate in 1982. Following Wade's death in a car accident in 1996, the couple chose to have more children. Emma Claire was born 1998, and Jack was born in 2000.
===Private Sector===
Edwards served as a personal injury trial lawyer in Tennessee and in North Carolina for 20 years, specializing in negligence and medical malpractice suits. His most notable case was a $25 million suit for a girl who was disemboweled by a swimming pool drain.
===Political Career===
In 1998, Edwards ran as the Democratic candidate for a seat in the U.S. Senate. He beat incumbent Senator Lauch Faircloth to win the seat.
Edwards served in the Senate for one year, declining to stand for re-election so that he could run for the 2004 Democratic party nomination for president. He withdrew from the presidential race on March 2, 2004 after failing to win any state of the 10 contested states in the Super Tuesday elections. Democratic nominee John Kerry named Edwards as his vice-presidential candidate for the Democratic ticket.
The Kerry-Edwards ticket lost to incumbent president George W. Bush and Dick Cheney with 48% of the vote to the Republicans' 51%.
On December 28, 2005, John Edwards officially announced that he would again seek the Democratic nomination for president for the 2008 election.
===Political views===
During his Senate career and the 2004 presidential campaign, one of Edwards' main themes was "Two Americas," contrasting the poorer working-class Americans with wealthier Americans.
===Public Criticism===
*Published and verbal criticism of the subject from notable public figures can be included here
===Post Political Career===
After losing the bid for vice president in the 2004 election, he became the director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at UNC-Chapel Hill.
John Edwards, a former trial lawyer and Democratic Senator from North Carolina (1998-2004), was John Kerry's running mate in the 2004 presidential elections and is a Democratic presidential candidate for 2008. After losing the bid for vice president, he became the director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at UNC-Chapel Hill.
==Miscellania==
===Books===
''The Four Trials'' (with John Auchard), about his career as a lawyer
==Campaign==
===Trivia===
The $25 million settlement was the largest in NC history.
==Sources==
http://johnedwards.com/
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