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John Edwards’ Defense Rests After Just Over Two Days of Underwhelming Testimony

John Edwards’s defense rested Wednesday after just two days of testimony. Diane Dimond reports.

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"Your honor, the defense rests."

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And with those words, John Edwards's lead attorney ended the defense’s case of the former senator and two-time presidential hopeful against a six count federal indictment of campaign-finance violations.

Abbe Lowell and his team called just seven witnesses to the stand—and, in a stunning development, there was...

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