Edwards is returning to public eye
Published: Fri, Aug. 29, 2008 12:30AM
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closeURBANA, ILL. -- Less than a month after John Edwards admitted having an extramarital affair, the University of Illinois said the two-time presidential candidate has agreed to speak on campus in October.
And according to the university, an Edwards representative said the former North Carolina senator is looking to add to his public speaking load.
University spokeswoman Robin Kaler said Thursday that a student group has booked Edwards to speak Oct. 14 on "The American Dream." Tickets are free, but the student group is paying Edwards $65,000.
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Kaler said the group gave Edwards a chance to back out after he acknowledged this month that he had an extramarital affair with a filmmaker hired by his political action committee.
"The agent responded that [Edwards] is adding to his calendar and that the fee has gone up," Kaler said.
She declined to identify the agent.
Edwards couldn't be reached by phone or e-mail through his former campaign office or a research organization with which his wife, Elizabeth, is affiliated.
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