John Edwards drops out of US presidential race

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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

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John Edwards

Former United States Senator John Edwards announced today that he is quitting the United States presidential election. Edwards made this announcement during a speech in New Orleans, Louisiana, that was scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EST (UTC-5) today.

This decision comes after Edwards lost his home state of South Carolina to Barack Obama.

"Today, I am suspending my campaign for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency," Edwards said.

"Now, I've spoken to both Senator Clinton and Senator Obama. They have both pledged to me and more importantly through me to America, that they will make ending poverty central to their campaign for the presidency," he continued.

Sources

• Press Release: "Remarks Of John Edwards Today In New Orleans". John Edwards presidential campaign, 2008, January 30, 2008
• Nedra Pickler, AP "Edwards to quit presidential race". AP, January 30, 2008
• "Edwards quitting presidential race". CNN, January 30, 2007
• AP "Edwards exits presidential race". MSNBC, January 30, 2007
  

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