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I'm a bit confused because, on Monday, the NewsHour boasted of not carrying the John Edwards' story on Friday yet then did a nine minute segment on the non-scandal. Contrary to what the editor of the Charlotte Observer claimed in justifying his paper's own coverage, Mr. Edwards is no longer a public figure so the NewsHour scrutiny of a two year old story seems, well, bizarre. Yet, deciding to do the segment, the show made no effort to link the Edwards' piece to the on-going news about John McCain's on-going filandering; not just lobbyist Vicki Iserman but other women including a 30 year old campaign worker who was seen being hustled out of McCain's hotel suite by Secret Service agents at five one morning. It was reported at by several credible bloggers a few days ago. It seems to be it would have been appropriate for the NewsHour to ask its guests why isn't the news media paying as much attention to the Republican nominee as it does to a man who dropped out of the race some time ago -- and who's pecadillo occured two years ago.