John Edwards may have ruined his political career by cheating on his dying wife and then repeatedly lying about it, but his speaking career has never been more robust. While wife Elizabeth has backed out of the couple's joint appearance at New York's Hofstra University next Monday (she's also kicked John out of their Chapel Hill home), Edwards is not only sticking to that gig but also being paid $65,000 to address the University of Illinois on October 14th.