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Edwards Admits to Affair with Campaign Aide

HeadlineAug 11, 2008

Former presidential candidate John Edwards admitted Friday that he had an extramarital affair in 2006 with an aide who produced videos for his campaign, but Edwards said he was not the father of her infant daughter. For months, Edwards had denied that he had had an affair with the woman, Rielle Hunter. The affair was first reported by the National Enquirer.

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