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Elizabeth Edwards' friend: 'At the end of her life she felt like she won'
(CNN) - Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of 2004 vice presidential candidate and former North Carolina senator John Edwards, died Tuesday after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 61. She died at the family home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, according to a statement released by the family. "Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth's presence but she remains the heart of this family," the statement said. "We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life." Edwards was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after her husband lost his bid for vice president in November 2004.
Today on American Morning, Karen Finney, friend of Elizabeth Edwards and her former director of communications, talks to AM's Kiran Chetry and John Roberts and CNN's Candy Crowley about Edwards' character throughout her life and her husband's campaigns.
Doctors advise early breast cancer detection in wake of Edwards' death
Following the passing of Elizabeth Edwards, who died Tuesday from breast cancer that spread to her liver, doctors are highlighting the importance of early detection of breast cancer.
Today on American Morning, Dr. Freya Schnabel, director of breast surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, says early detection "remains our greatest weapon against breast cancer." She explains the important steps women can take, what role mammograms and MRIs play, and how often women in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond should have clinical breast exams.
Bad benjamins
More than 1 billion brand new 100 dollar bills slated to be released next year have been quarantined because of a printing problem. The bills that have been rendered useless, have a creasing problem on one of its edges that when unfolded, reveals a blank portion on the bill where a security ribbon should be. The new design was supposed to make them more resistant to counterfeiting.
The error puts the February 2011 release date in jeopardy. Each bill costs 11.8 cents to print which amounts to $120 million in lost production costs. The notes have not been put into circulation, and are sitting in lockup in Fort Worth, Texas and Washington, D.C. CNN's Christine Romans explains.
Raising kids has rising price tag, new figures show
Having children is expensive. Just how expensive? Think a $220,000 price tag, before college. New numbers are out that show how the cost of raising a child is getting higher every day.
Today on American Morning, John Roberts talks to Brett Graff, financial reporter at the Miami Herald, about how much it costs the average parent to raise a child.
For more, check out Graff's writing on The Home Economist at http://www.thehomeeconomist.com/
Former DC schools leader takes public education reforms national
Monday, Michelle Rhee, former DC schools chancellor, unveiled Students First, a non-partisan group that she says will advocate for education reform. Rhee intends to raise a billion dollars for programs.
Today on American Morning, Rhee explains to AM's John Roberts how the group will encourage reform, why politics must be apart of the equation, and her work in DC, where she closed two dozen failing schools, laid off hundreds of teachers, and brought private money into schools.
Where does U.S., WikiLeaks fit into founder Julian Assange's arrest?
London (CNN) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested Tuesday on a Swedish warrant, London's Metropolitan Police said. Assange was arrested at a London police station at 9:30 a.m. and will appear at the City of Westminster Magistrate's Court at 2 p.m., police said. Swedish authorities had issued the warrant for Assange so they can talk to him about sex-crime allegations unrelated to WikiLeaks' recent disclosure of secret U.S. documents. At court, Assange will be able to respond to the arrest warrant, and the court will then have roughly 21 days to decide whether to extradite him, said Mark Ellis, executive director of the International Bar Association.
This morning, Ellis joins John Roberts and Carol Costello on American Morning to talk about what the UK arrest means, and whether Assange may be one step closer to being extradited to the United States.
Read more: Assange making arrangements to meet police, lawyer says
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