Primary time: Let the political family feuds begin
‘Tis the season when Democrats and Republicans eat their own.Eight months of primaries for party nominations get under way next week in House, Senate, gubernatorial and legislative races.
Report: College endowments suffer huge declines
College and university endowments suffered huge losses in the fiscal year that ended last June, a new report finds, but stronger investment returns in recent months point to a rebound.The global economic crisis shrunk the ranks of billion-dollar end…
Former aide says Edwards discussed leaving wife
A former aide to John Edwards says in a new book that the two-time presidential candidate told him he thought about leaving his wife but also cited his love for her as a reason to keep details of an affair hidden, according to a newspaper report Tue…
Edwards admits fathering child with mistress
For the first time, the former presidential candidate is publicly admitting that he is indeed the father of a 2-year-old daughter conceived with Rielle Hunter, a campaign videographer with whom he had an affair.