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| NYTimes does original reporting on J Edwards |
| 2008-08-15 |
| LawyersÂ’ Ties Hint at Extent of Hiding EdwardsÂ’s Affair By SERGE F. KOVALESKI and MIKE MCINTIRE [NYTimes - really] Published: August 14, 2008 As tabloid reports of a sex scandal threatened former Senator John EdwardsÂ’s presidential campaign last December on the eve of the Iowa caucuses, two lawyers surfaced with written statements that appeared to exonerate the candidate. ... [this is the scoop] The lawyers are linked through Fred Baron, a wealthy Dallas lawyer and former finance chairman for the Edwards campaign who was a key player in the campaignÂ’s response to the scandal. Mr. Gordon has worked with Mr. Baron on class-action personal injury cases, and Ms. Marple helped defend a lawsuit brought against both men and their law firms by an asbestos manufacturer. After initially saying that he did not know how the lawyers were chosen to represent Ms. Hunter and Mr. Young, Mr. Baron acknowledged that he might have played a role.... ------- and on the front page of some 8-15 editions too!!! |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #3 NY Times: This is not the John Edwards that we used to know. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2008-08-15 19:10 |
| #2 You're dead to us, John. Dead... |
| Posted by: The New York Times 2008-08-15 17:12 |
| #1 Everyone is talking except Edwards. |
| Posted by: Pliny Sleash8027 2008-08-15 13:33 |