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<p>Elizabeth Edwards testifies on Oct. 20, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. The former wife of presidential candidate John Edwards, who advocated for health care reform even as her own health and marriage publicly crumbled, died Tuesday after a six-year struggle with cancer. She was 61.</p>

<p>Elizabeth Edwards testifies on Oct. 20, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. The former wife of presidential candidate John Edwards, who advocated for health care reform even as her own health and marriage publicly crumbled, died Tuesday after a six-year struggle with cancer. She was 61.</p>

December 8, 2010

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Elizabeth Edwards dies after long battle with cancer
December 8, 2010 8 p.m.

Elizabeth Edwards dies after long battle with cancer

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