RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Fellow Democrats are reportedly advising John Edwards to publicly address allegations of an extra-marital affair or risk losing the national spotlight.

BOSTON, March 24 (UPI) -- The man who will help resolve a Democratic Party dilemma over seating of delegates from Florida and Michigan reportedly is well-regarded among party stalwarts.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The nip-and-tuck race for the Democratic presidential nod points up the hole created by the missing 366 delegates from Florida and Michigan, officials said.

WASHINGTON, April 5 (UPI) -- The Democratic National Committee said it established a group to consult on U.S. veterans affairs.

GREENWOOD, S.C., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Rep. William Jennings Bryan Dorn, D-S.C., will be honored by a Who's Who of South Carolina politics at funeral services this week.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean emerged Tuesday as the likely next Democratic National Committee chairman after his last two opponents quit the race.

CHARLESTON, S.C., March 22 (UPI) -- John Carl West, governor of South Carolina from 1971-75 and who was credited with improving race relations in the state, has died at age 81.