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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordAugust 7, 2008
He needed to say a lot less, basically, to say I'm sorry and particularly apologize publicly to his wife.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas
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Paul Begala advises John Edwards on how to address his scandal more appropriately.

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