John Edwards Launches ’08 Campaign

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NEW ORLEANS — Senator Edwards launched his second campaign for the White House from this flood-ravaged city yesterday with a call for America to reduce its troop presence in Iraq and a plea for citizen action to combat poverty, global warming, and America’s addiction to foreign oil.

Mr. Edwards was sharply critical of the administration for its conduct of the war in Iraq, even as he again recanted his own vote authorizing President Bush to take the country to war, which he called a mistake.

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