Edwards visibly upset as ex-speechwriter testifies how story of
mistress surfaced   John Edwards was visibly upset at his trial
Tuesday as former speechwriter Wendy Button described what
happened as details became public about his affair.  "I told him
that I forgive him," Button testified. "If he wanted to clarify
something, he should do so."  Button said she had advised
Edwards to go public with the whole truth, but he initially only
admitted to the affair, not the pregnancy that resulted.
Edwards is accused of using campaign donors to pay for the
cover-up of that affair during his failed bid for the Democratic
presidential nomination in 2008. He has pleaded not guilty to
six counts related to campaign-finance violations and faces up
to 30 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines if convicted on
all counts.  In July 2009, when the National Enquirer published
photos of Edwards emerging from a California hotel after a
meeting with his mistress, Rielle Hunter, Button said Edwards
asked her to help him draft a