Newsbreaks for Friday

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Presidential candidate John Edwards continues to face accusations that his wealth and expensive tastes make him an unsuitable advocate for America’s poor. You can’t deny the logic: to get things done in Washington, it helps to be indigent.

Filmmaker Michael Moore is being investigated by the Treasury Department after going to Cuba without proper authorization. It’s a good thing, too--we wouldn’t want him coming back with all sorts of radical ideas.

And finally, the White House is continuing its search for a “War Czar,” to oversee the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pretty soon, they’ll have to take out a classified ad. “WANTED: Beltway insider to manage ill-conceived, underfunded, unpopular war. Military background a plus. Must fit over Dick Cheney’s hand.”