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Elizabeth Edwards: If somebody hears about the haircut and focuses on that, then they're not focusing on the real issues, where he can…

On the recordJuly 15, 2007
If somebody hears about the haircut and focuses on that, then they're not focusing on the real issues, where he can change -- change this country. So that angers me.
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Elizabeth Edwards
New Hampshire

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Elizabeth Edwards expresses her frustration over media focus on trivial issues instead of significant political matters.

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