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North Carolina's Edwards Plans White House Run

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Published January 1, 2003 at 11:00 PM CST

North Carolina Sen. John Edwards announces he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination. Edwards is a multi-millionaire trial lawyer and a relative newcomer to Washington. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and Vermont Gov. Howard Dean have also signaled their intentions to run on the Democratic ticket. NPR News reports.

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