'I Talk About Things People Care About'; Vox Pop: John Edwards speaks out--on trade policy, his electoral strategy and his take on President Bush.

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Byline: Jonathan Alter and Arian Campo-Flores

He's notoriously on-message, and relentlessly upbeat. But Sen. John Edwards is beginning to go beyond the well-worn grooves of his successful stump speech and air his plans to defeat John Kerry for the Democratic presidential nomination. NEWSWEEK's Jonathan Alter and Arian Campo-Flores sat down with Edwards on New York's Long Island last Saturday. Excerpts:

NEWSWEEK: What are the differences between you and Kerry?

EDWARDS: There are multiple differences on economics. One, the difference in our personal stories. Two, I'm the person who's focused much more on what has to be done for the middle class. Three, I have not heard him talk about poverty. I doubt if it would be a priority. I would wake...

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