When he was still running for president, John Edwards invited voters to judge him in part on his personal life. 

Edwards make his comments in an interview with Katie Couric that was broadcast on 60 Minutes in March 2007. Edwards appeared on the news magazine after his wife, Elizabeth Edwards announced her cancer had returned. Couric asked the couple whether they worried that people would assume they were trying to win sympathy votes. Edwards responded.

Here's what I would say about that.

First of all, there's not a single person in America that should vote for me because Elizabeth has cancer. Not a one. If you're considering doing it, don't do it. Do not vote for us because you feel some sympathy or compassion for us. That would be an enormous mistake. The vote for the presidency is far too important for any of those things to influence it.

But, I think every single candidate for president, Republican and Democratic have lives, personal lives, that indicate something about what kind of human being they are. And I think it is a fair evaluation for America to engage in to look at what kind of human beings each of us are, and what kind of president we'd make.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole has a nickname, but she'd rather you not use it.

At the age of two, the Salisbury Republican gave herself the nickname of "Liddy." For many years, she had no objection to its use by family, friends and professional acquaintances.

As secretary of transportation under President Reagan, she even promoted the "Liddy Light" — a third brake light that is now standard on the back of all cars.

But with her husband, Bob, running for president in 1996, Dole decreed that she was now "Elizabeth."

The change caught Lesley Stahl of "60 Minutes" off guard. When she accidentally used it during an interview that year, Dole turned frosty and the exchange was edited out of the show.

The nickname has all but died out in official use, and Dole has been known as "Elizabeth" throughout her time in the Senate.

It's unusual, especially considering that the current trend is for politicians to use more informal versions of their names — "Bev," "Kay" and "Pat" — to convey accessibility.

Ironically, Dole's dislike of the nickname has all but ensured its use by her political opponents.

Lawyer Staples Hughes has been cleared of any wrongdoing in revealing a dead clients' confession that he believed could help prove a man innocent of murder.

Hughes said today that the N.C. State Bar cleared him last week after a lengthy investigation about his disclosure. He said the bar dismissed a complaint against him finding no probable cause, Titan Barksdale reports.

Hughes was trying to help prisoner Lee Wayne Hunt, who was convicted of killing a Fayetteville couple 21 years ago, and sentenced to life in prison.

During a hearing to seek a new trial for Hunt, a Cumberland County Superior Court judge warned he would report Hughes to the bar over his testimony about the confession. Hughes testified that his client, Jerry Cashwell, told him that he acted alone in killing the couple.

Hunt, whose case has gained national attention after he appeared on "60 Minutes," is still fighting to prove his innocence. Hughes' testimony was rejected by the judge, and the N.C. Supreme Court recently denied Hunt's request for a review of his case.

Hunt's attorneys are planning to appeal his case to federal court.

A Fayetteville man who says he was wrongly convicted and imprisoned for nearly 23 years for a double murder will have his story aired on "60 Minutes" Nov. 18.

Lee Wayne Hunt was convicted in 1986 and sentenced to two life sentences for killing Roland and Lisa Matthews in Fayetteville, though no physical evidence connected him to the crime, Titan Barksdale reports.

An informant's testimony was a key piece of evidence used to link Hunt to the murders. The informant claimed he drove Hunt and three others away from the crime scene after Hunt helped carry out the murders.

Recently, a lawyer who was working on the case revealed that another man had confessed to the murders. A Superior court judge refused to hear testimony about the confession, and Hunt remains in prison.

John and Elizabeth Edwards will be on "60 Minutes" tonight to discuss her cancer recurrence.

The CBS News Web site has a brief preview of the interview with Katie Couric, which will air at 7 p.m. on WRAL, Channel 5.

Here's the money shot:

Katie Couric: Are you terrified you might lose your wife?

John Edwards: Of course. Absolutely. But I've been worried about that for several years now.

Katie Couric: Here you're staring at possible death...

Elizabeth Edwards: Aren't we all though?

Katie Couric: And you're thinking, I don't want to deprive the country of having my husband lead it?

Elizabeth Edwards: That would be my legacy, wouldn't it, Katie? That I'd taken out this fine man from the possibility of giving great service. I don't want that to be my legacy.