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NY Times Slams Edwards As "Main Beneficiary" Of His Poverty Foundation

First Posted: 03/28/08 03:44 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 01:10 PM ET

New York Times:

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - When John Edwards pursued his crusade against poverty in 2005, he created a nonprofit center that allowed him to maintain a high profile -- and avoid the legal scrutiny aimed at presidential candidates.

Not that Edwards was running for the White House at that point. Fresh from his loss as Democratic nominee John Kerry's running mate in 2004, he would not declare himself a candidate for president until late in 2006.

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