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An ongoing feud between Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards and conservative political commentator Ann Coulter elevated after Edwards referred to Coulter as a “she-devil,” Editor & Publisher reported Friday.

Speaking in Burlington, Iowa, Edwards responded to an alleged attack on wife Elizabeth Edwards dished out by Coulter when he said, “"They attacked Elizabeth personally, because she stood up to that she-devil Ann Coulter," Editor & Publisher reported.

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Before going too far, Edwards reportedly caught himself, saying, "I should not have name-called. But the truth is — forget the names — people like Ann Coulter, they engage in hateful language."