Democrat John Edwards bowed out of the race for the White House today, saying it was time to step aside "so that history can blaze its path" in a campaign now left to Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.

Democrat John Edwards has decided to quit the presidential race today, reports said.

On the campaign trail, Vice President Dick Cheney often jabs at Democrat John Edwards for his past as a trial lawyer, blaming his sort for “frivolous lawsuits” that raise health care costs.