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'Kerry Edwards' Domain Belongs to Bondsman

Posted on: Friday, 9 July 2004, 06:00 CDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Web site Kerry Edwards started two years ago to show the world photos of his toddler son has suddenly become hot property.

The phones at the bail bonds business Edwards owns started ringing with calls from people and groups wanting his kerryedwards.com Web address even before Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry announced John Edwards as his running mate Tuesday.

That day, the Web site also received more than 51,000 hits.

One of the first calls was from the Kerry campaign, asking Edwards to donate the domain name to the campaign. But the 34-year-old Indianapolis man said he won't be giving it away because he's gotten some offers of up to $30,000 for the name.

He said the callers have included an advertising company, a Wisconsin investment group and a Republican in Texas promising to pay more than the highest bidder to keep the site out of Democrats' hands.

Edwards, who pays about $25 a year for the domain, said he would probably post it for sale on eBay.

"I'll sell it if the price is right, that's for sure," Edwards said.

Bill Burton, a spokesman for the Kerry-Edwards campaign in Washington, said he knew of no plans to make an offer for the site. He said johnkerry.com would continue as the campaign's official Web site.

On Thursday, the only thing posted on Edwards' Web site was a photo of him smiling and the message: "I'm Kerry, I wasn't on MSNBC last night."

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