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Raleigh, South Carolina (VRWC)  Democratic Sen. John Edwards will run for president in 2004, telling guests at a party at his home Wednesday he will form an exploratory committee. The first-term senator from North Carolina told about 200 friends he will announce his plans publicly Thursday. Edwards is pictured outside his million dollar house in Raleigh, not to be confused with his new 3 million dollar house in the DC area, or his million dollar house on exclusive (no Blacks allowed) Figure 8 Island....

Edwards, 49, a millionaire former  lawyer, ex-ambulance-chaser who made his millions suing people, has spent months making the rounds at Democratic functions in Iowa, New Hampshire and elsewhere.  Sen. Edwards was the first to an accident scene in Raleigh, South Carolina  Friday afternoon where there were several crash victims after an SUV rolled over several times in an apparent tire blowout  He  handed out his business card to  each of the victim's, and was  interviewing State Troopers and witnesses to prioritize the list of the  victims for lawsuits, including the car manufacturer, the state highway authority, drivers of other proximate vehicles, and the paramedics for their actions in trying to rescue survivors. Senator Edwards who says "he is the champion of the ordinary people" speculate that he could make millions suing the highway authority, car manufacturer, paramedics and anybody with two blocks of the accident.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (CNN) --Five victims of a sport utility vehicle crash are recovering in Florida hospitals Thursday after receiving medical aid from incoming Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R- Tennessee.Frist, a surgeon, was driving near the accident scene Wednesday on Alligator Alley, the section of Interstate 75 that runs across the Everglades. He stopped and helped emergency workers treat crash victims after an SUV rolled over several times in an apparent tire blowout.