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Former VP Candidate John Edwards Tells Democrats 'Freedom Does Not Belong to One Political Party'

By WILL LESTER Associated Press Writer
AP -- Associated Press

WASHINGTON Jun 2, 2005 — John Edwards told liberal activists Thursday that despite President Bush's frequent speeches about fighting for freedom they should remember that "freedom does not belong to one political party."

The Democratic vice presidential candidate in 2004 also said the idea of America standing for freedom is not new.

Edwards made the comments to the annual "Take Back America" gathering of liberal activists sponsored by the Campaign for America's Future. The group gave Edwards its top award, named after Thomas Paine, the writer and activist from the Revolutionary War era who wrote about economic injustice among many topics. [...] Read more at ABC News: http://tinyurl.com/996xx

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