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We have a middle class that lives on a razor blade. So sometimes when you say poverty, you neglect a large portion of the population.
Elizabeth Edwards
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Elizabeth Edwards
Age: 61 †
Born: 1949
Born: July 3
Died: 2010
Died: December 7
Attorney At Law
Attorneys In The United States
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Jacksonville
Florida
Mary Elizabeth Anania Edwards
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