http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/May 23, 2007
Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards encourages Americans to show love for the troops on Memorial Day weekend.
John EdwardsFollowing the unsuccessful bid of the '06 Democratic team, VP candidate and former North Carolina senator John Edwards decided not to return to his previous occupation as a trial attorney. Instead, he accepted a part-time faculty position with his alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He moved on to become head of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity, where he directed studies on ways to move people out of poverty. Edwards has again thrown his hat into the presidential ring in '08.
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David Talbot, founder of the Internet magazine, Salon, previews his new book about the Kennedy brothers.
David TalbotHailed as a pioneer of online journalism by The New York Times, David Talbot is the founder, former editor-in-chief and current board chair of the Internet magazine, Salon. He previously worked as a freelance writer for several print publications, including Rolling Stone and The New Yorker, and as an editor for The San Francisco Examiner. Talbot is the author of several books, and in his latest, Brothers, turns his focus on members of America's version of a royal family, John and Robert Kennedy.
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