STREAM EXCLUSIVE ORIGINALS

Elizabeth Edwards Dies at 61

By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press

December 7, 2010 / 4:12 PM

WASHINGTON – A family friend says Elizabeth Edwards has died of cancer. The friend says the estranged wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards died in North Carolina Tuesday morning.

The friend spoke on the condition of anonimity because the family had not announced her death.

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