Original sentence: In 1996, Wade, age 16, was killed in a car accident when strong winds swept his Jeep off a North Carolina highway.In August of 2007, the Wall Street Journal reported that a portion of the Edwards' family's assets were invested in Fortress Investment Group, a large hedge fund that had, in turn, invested a portion of its assets in subprime mortgage lenders, some of which had foreclosed on the homes of Hurricane Katrina victims.On December 27 2006, he announced his entry into the 2008 Presidential election.Upon learning of Fortress' investments, Edwards divested his funds from the investment group
Edited sentence: Edwards has attacked sub-prime mortgage lenders.Edwards has been criticized for his wealth.Edwards was again critcized for buying, at 28,000 square feet, the largest house in his county of residence.He said he would stop this practice.He's just a smart lawyer and a saavy investor.However, the $400 haircuts were paid for by his campaign, not himself.In 1996, Wade, age 16, was killed in a car accident when strong winds allegedly swept his Jeep off a North Carolina highway.In August, 2007, it was revealed by several news organizations that Edwards profited from foreclosing on the homes of Katrina victims, who had used subprime lenders.In that election, he received one electoral vote but received 251 electoral votes for Vice President.On December 27 2006, he announced his entry into the 2008 Presidential election, but it's too early to know if he will be on the ballot.Parallelling criticism of his wealth, it was noted that Edwards has spent $1200 for a haircut  and, on two occasions, $400 per trim.There have been no allegations that any of his wealth were illegally made.While some of his Democratic opponents have been accused of creating a Southern accent, his Southern accent is genuine