Edwards Announces For President: “It Would Be A Huge Mistake To Put A Surge Of Troops Into Iraq”...

Associated Press Nedra Pickler December 28, 2006 09:04 AM

Two years after his hopes for a Democratic takeover of the White House were narrowly dashed, former vice presidential nominee John Edwards said Thursday that he is making another run at the presidency.

Edwards -- who is calling for cuts in poverty, global warming and troops in Iraq -- scheduled his kickoff in New Orleans, still devastated from last year's Hurricane Katrina. He chose the site to highlight his signature concern of the economic disparity that divides America.

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