E-mail a friendJanuary 5, 2006
Former Democratic VP candidate John Edwards discusses his work with the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity. Actress Thandie Newton reflects on her career.
John Edwards
John Edwards
Following the unsuccessful bid of the '06 Democratic team, VP candidate and former North Carolina senator John Edwards decided not to return to his previous occupation as a trial attorney. Instead, he accepted a part-time faculty position with his alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He moved on to become head of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity, where he directed studies on ways to move people out of poverty. Edwards has again thrown his hat into the presidential ring in '08.
Thandie Newton
Thandie Newton
For actress Thandie Newton, her role in Jefferson in Paris was a launching pad. It led to her playing the title character in Beloved and the female lead in Mission: Impossible 2. Raised in Zambia and England, Newton started her showbiz career as a dancer. After an injury, she turned to acting, earning an anthropology degree from Cambridge University along the way. She's had a wide variety of roles, including on NBC's hit ER and in the critically acclaimed film, Crash. She was recently cast in Pursuit of Happyness.