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  • Aide: Obama on track to nominate Clinton

    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with retiring Sen. John Warner on their way to a vote Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington. An aide to Barack Obama's transition team says the president-elect is on track to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving.


  • Attorney General Mukasey collapses

    Officials said Attorney General Michael Mukasey was "conscious, coversant and alert" after being taken to hospital.U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense ally in President George W. Bush's war on terror, was hospitalized Thursday after he collapsed during a late-night speech and lost consciousness.


  • Afghanistan markets pomegranates

    Ali Akbar, an Afghan pomegranate seller, arranges his product during the World Pomegranate Fair in Badam Bagh Farm in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday.Afghanistan is telling the world that it has a trendy, new replacement for its dreaded poppy crop: sweet, juicy pomegranates.


  • Military sets date for first execution since 1961
    A former Army cook convicted of multiple rapes and murders is set to die next month in what would be the U.S. military's first execution in nearly 50 years.
  • Phone workers peek at Obama's cell records
    Verizon employees snuck a peek at President-elect Barack Obama's old cell phone records and will be reprimanded accordingly, the company said late Thursday.
  • NYT: Obama fund-raiser quells Cabinet rumors

    Penny Pritzker's family fortune dates back to a grandfather's land purchases during the Great Depression. His sons established the Hyatt hotel chain.NYT: The business holdings and connections that made Penny Pritzker a key to the Obama presidential campaign’s fundraising may have kept her from a job as commerce secretary.


Elizabeth Edwards Cancels Appearance...Again Save Email Print
Posted: 8:14 PM Oct 12, 2008
Last Updated: 8:31 AM Oct 13, 2008
Reporter: Lynnette Taylor

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The sponsor of Elizabeth Edwards' speaking engagement in Detroit this week says Edwards has canceled her apperance to care for her mother.

Metro Parent magazine said Edwards canceled the engagement
scheduled for Wednesday.

It also said in a news release that Edwards has canceled all her October engagements to care for her gravely ill mother.

A representative at Edwards' speaker agency, the Harry Walker Agency in New York City, did not return messages Sunday seeking comment.

The magazine said the tickets would be honored for a new date, expected to be announced within two weeks. Edwards has incurable breast cancer.

She recently began speaking publicly following the revelation this summer that her husband, former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, had an extramarital affair.

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Posted by: Wood Location: Washington on Oct 14, 2008 at 05:29 AM
This Lady should hold her head high, smile and just care for her Mother. She's an Attorney so she knows she don't have to work anywhere. That Slum Husband should toil for her fortune daily from an office in the center of Central Prison, Male only Department. I have no patience with an adulterer.

Posted by: Blog Refuter Location: NC on Oct 13, 2008 at 07:28 PM
It speaks of her character. Strong, resilient, and unrelenting, yet, compassionate all at the same time. I commend her for her actions.

Posted by: KindaTough Location: Greenville on Oct 13, 2008 at 01:02 PM
You know it has to be tough on this lady to even speak in public after what the Breck Girl did to her WHILE she was battling cancer. Bless her heart....

Posted by: My Mom is Gone on Oct 13, 2008 at 11:04 AM
Good for Elizabeth, I'm glad she sees the importance of being with her Mother.

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