Bereaved Family Campaigns For Edwards

[Divine Discontent]

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By Matthew Bigg Sun Jan 6, 6:36 PM ET

MANCHESTER., New Hampshire (Reuters) - A family who says its daughter died because a health insurance company refused to pay for an operation campaigned with Democrat John Edwards on Sunday, reinforcing his election message that corporate greed is hurting Americans.
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The parents and brother of 17-year-old Nataline Sarkisyan, who died of leukemia on December 20, recounted their story to an audience of around 500 and said Edwards struck a chord with their grief.

The event, two days before a nominating vote in New Hampshire where Edwards trails rivals Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, dramatized his message that the U.S. middle class is being threatened by corporate greed.

Edwards finished a distant second to Obama in Iowa last week, the first contest in the state-by-state process to pick candidates for the November election, and his campaign could lose momentum without a strong showing on Tuesday.

[Turner Ashby]

1. And people wonder why

Edwards made so much money as a Trial Lawyer. He was one of the best in the country. How much is a kid's life worth? And the only person to turn to is the Personal Injury lawyer who has to work twice as hard as the defense attorney. He is telling the truth when he says he took on these "people", the corporations. I'm glad the Sarkisyans are helping him.