John Edwards returns to public stage in Indiana

RALEIGH -- Two-time presidential candidate John Edwards is returning to the public stage for a speech, three months after he acknowledged an affair with a woman hired to produce videos of him in 2006. Edwards is scheduled speak Tuesday night about the election at Indiana University. The school said the public lecture will also include a question-and-answer session. The former North Carolina senator has largely stayed in exile since admitting in August that he had an affair two years ago. He canceled a series of events before the election, saying he didn't want to be a distraction to former rival, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Edwards' wife, Elizabeth, has held several events in the past two months advocating for health care reform. (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)