And the race is on

Edwards announces
Former Sen. John Edwards, a Democrat, announces his presidential candidacy Thursday in the 9th Ward neighborhood of New Orleans. Edwards, who ran in 2004, stated he would take the initiative to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq and asked Americans to be patriotic about something more than war.
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