John Edwards, Rielle Hunter may be called to testify, attorney says

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The lead defense attorney for John Edwards dangled the possibility that the former presidential candidate and his former mistress, Rielle Hunter, might be called as witnesses on Wednesday in a corruption trial now in its fourth week.
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Federal agent slain by lynch mob is honored

This is a story of courage and cowardice, honor and shame.
It is the story of William Henderson Foote, a federal law enforcement officer who was the victim of an 1883 lynch mob. His murder was ignored in his agency then, but the government now is honoring his memory.
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Obamas’ 2011 assets valued at as much as $8 million; includes up to $1 million in JPMorgan Chase account

President Obama’s 2011 assets include anywhere from $500,000 to $1 million held in a JPMorgan Chase checking account, according to annual financial disclosure forms released by the White House on Tuesday.
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George W. Bush endorses Mitt Romney

As presidential endorsements go, this one could hardly have been more low-key. ABC News caught up with former president George W. Bush in an elevator in downtown Washington on Tuesday and asked the question that elicited the sound bite.
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Group of Eight set to meet; France’s Francois Hollande to first visit Obama

Leaders of the world’s eight richest economies are set to gather at Camp David this weekend amid questions about Europe’s spiraling debt crisis.
But before they do, one key player, French President Francois Hollande will stop by the White House to introduce himself to President Obama.
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