Elizabeth Edwards dies at 61 - Yahoo! News

Elizabeth Edwards dies at 61 - Yahoo! News

Elizabeth Edwards, who closely advised her husband in two bids for the presidency and advocated for health care even as her marriage publicly crumbled, died Tuesday after a six-year struggle with cancer. She was 61.

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