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I haven't seen any mention of race but in alot of cases you don't have to like this one.

HEALTH-CARE PLAN FOCUSES ON CHILDREN
(07/28/03) U.S. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina today will propose a new set of tax breaks and other initiatives to make it easier and more affordable for parents to provide health insurance for their children -- and require that they do so.

As part of his long-awaited health-care plan, the Democratic White House aspirant will suggest during a speech today in New Hampshire that the government should force parents to provide insurance to all children under age 21.

"When parents bring a child into this world, they have a responsibility to provide food, clothing, shelter, education, and love," Edwards says in remarks prepared for delivery today at a community health center in Manchester. "Every parent wants to do the right thing for his or her child. I believe health insurance should be one of those responsibilities, and I want to help parents fulfill this new requirement."

Edwards' plan, which also includes new government subsidies for adults with modest incomes, would help an additional 21 million Americans get insurance at a cost of $53 billion per year, his campaign said. His plan is both less costly and claims to cover fewer of the 41 million uninsured Americans than those put forward earlier this year by some of his rivals.

http://www.newsobserver.com/edwards/latest_all/

Like some things, they matter for all people not only people of color which are the proposals I like.

I liked this too

EDWARDS TO ATTEND NAACP FORUM
(07/14/03) Yielding to pressure from black leaders, U.S. Sen. John Edwards reversed course late Sunday and decided to attend an NAACP forum for presidential candidates today in Miami.

Edwards had hoped to spend much of Monday campaigning in Iowa and make an appearance at the NAACP convention on Tuesday, said his campaign spokeswoman, Jennifer Palmieri. Several other White House hopefuls are skipping the Monday forum.

But "yesterday it became clear that Monday was the only day that would work for the organization," Palmieri said. "The NAACP is a very important group."

Black voters could account for half the voters in South Carolina's Feb. 3 Democratic presidential primary, which is considered a must-win contest for Edwards. Black turnout is also expected to be a significant factor in early primaries in Tennessee, Virginia and Michigan.
--John Wagner

Don't get me wrong, Edwards is a good candidate but because of his war vote and his early strong support for the war he is not my #1 candidate. Also, I never heard about the story about his law firm partner, what is it?