"Serious" health issue delays John Edwards trial

13 January 2012, 2:15 pm

(Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate John Edwards has a "serious" medical issue that will delay his criminal trial on charges of flouting campaign finance laws to cover up an affair with a mistress who bore his child, court records showed. The North Carolina Democrat, 58, is accused of secretly accepting more than $900,000 from two wealthy supporters to help cover up an ...... Read More »

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