Edwards’ wife pushes universal health care
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
By Staff
McCain's proposal is inadequate, she says
Published: October 1, 2008
RALEIGH
Elizabeth Edwards linked the nation's sagging economy to its struggling health-care system yesterday as she joined an effort in battleground states to discredit the health-care proposals of Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
The wife of former Democratic candidate John Edwards is battling incurable cancer but she returned to the political arena to push for mandatory universal health care for all Americans, a requirement that would drastically change a system that has left 47 million Americans without insurance.
Missing from the advocacy effort is Edwards' husband. John Edwards, a former North Carolina senator, dropped out of the race for his party's nomination and endorsed Obama but then admitted to an extramarital affair, making him unwelcome in Democratic political circles. (more…)
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