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Elizabeth Edwards, Tony Snow, and us

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, was the worst day to date in American history; and each party has suffered election nights that sent its heart through the floorboards. But few days have been sadder in Washington than March 22, when it was announced that Elizabeth Edwards had a recurrence of cancer—followed, a day later, by the fear that Tony Snow might be sharing her fate.

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Noemie Emery

Noemie Emery has also written for the Washington Examiner and The Weekly Standard.

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Elizabeth Edwards, Tony Snow, and us

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, was the worst day to date in American history; and each party has suffered election nights that sent its heart through the floorboards. But few days have been sadder in Washington than March 22, when it was announced that Elizabeth Edwards had a recurrence of cancer—followed, a day later, by the fear that Tony Snow might be sharing her fate.