Former US vice-presidential nominee John Edwards admits to having affair

Edwards denied the allegations of an affair as recently as two weeks ago before telling ABC news he had lied John Edwards, the former Democratic vice-presidential nominee, today admitted having an extramarital affair with a film-maker who worked on his campaign but he denied fathering the woman's six-month-old child. Edwards denied the allegations of an affair as recently as two weeks ago before telling ABC news he had lied about his relationship with Rielle Hunter, 42, who was paid $114,000 to film documentaries for his campaign. Edwards' wife, Elizabeth, was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer in the spring of 2007, after the boyish presidential hopeful began seeing Hunter. Elizabeth's popularity with female voters helped keep Edwards in contention during this year's Democratic primary race. Edwards has faced pressure to... [read full story]                    

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