John Edwards denied being the father of a baby that came from an affair he had with Rielle Hunter. His wife was really upset, and now come word that a secret DNA test proves Edwards is a big fat liar, as if having an affair didn’t come as a big clue already. The National Enquirer has the exclusive:

UPDATE 8/13/09: Sources told WRAL Raleigh, N.C. that former U.S. Sen. John Edwards is expected to admit he IS the father of his former mistress’ 18-month-old daughter PUBLICLY.

BOMBSHELL WORLD EXCLUSIVE! John Edwards has secretly undergone a DNA test – and it proves he’s the father of his mistress’ love child, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively.

Multiple sources confirm the bombshell development, and reveal lawyers for the disgraced presidential candidate are privately hammering out child support payments with his former lover Rielle Hunter.

Edwards – who hotly denied he was the child’s father when he publicly confessed his affair with Rielle on ABC’s Nightline a year ago – has broken the news to his cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth, sources say.

But The ENQUIRER has also learned that Rielle testified against Edwards before a federal grand jury that’s probing whether he broke campaign finance laws by secretly funneling money to her – and her testimony could send the former North Carolina senator to jail!

The positive DNA test finally ends the elaborate cover-up that Edwards engineered to hide the fact that he fathered Rielle’s 18-month-old daughter Frances.

As The ENQUIRER previously reported in a series of explosive investigative reports, the cover-up involved "hush money" paid to Rielle and Andrew Young, a once-loyal Edwards aide who claimed he’d fathered her child. The secret payments were made by the late Fred Baron, who was Edwards’ national finance chairman.

With Young being left out to dry by Edwards, he pulled a "John Dean" to testify before the grand jury before he could publish his tell-all book about the conspiracy.

"Rielle had no choice but to demand John take a DNA test," said the close friend.

"She was worried about getting long-term financial support for her daughter. So she hired an attorney, and John consented to undergo a secret swab test to establish paternity.

"There was no surprise: The results of the DNA test proved John was Frances’ daddy."

Another source confirmed to The ENQUIRER: "John always knew he was the father of Rielle’s baby.

"Despite the ongoing financial negotiations, sources say Rielle testified against Edwards in front of the grand jury, spending nine hours inside the courthouse on Aug. 6 in Raleigh, N.C.

Rielle’s testimony against Edwards came as a "cooperating witness" for the government, added a source familiar with the investigation.

"Rielle is not dumb. She knew the feds had subpoenaed her bank statements and knew about every payment she received," said the source.

"The FBI told her it was in her best interests to tell the truth, and she did. And unlike the others who have testified, Rielle was driven to the court by FBI agents and escorted in by them. She got favorable treatment because she testified against John."

Edwards is facing federal corruption charges.

Barbara Steeman (24), who is a Belgian politician, posed without clothes on for Che magazine.

Steeman is definitely a different kind of politician. I don’t know what her political values are, but I like the way she presents them.

One thing is for sure, Steeman is breaking barriers for women to get into politics, and stereotypes about women who take their clothes off. She really stands for something. Um, I just said that to make her look smart, and like some kind of role model for women, but in fact, Steeman completely plays into the hands of those who hold certain stereotyped beliefs about women, and isn’t the first woman in politics by a long shot. I guess the real difference here, is that Steeman is one of the best looking politicians ever, and that has to count for something, right?

It’s kind of hard to say "Down with the man!," when you’re looking into those pretty blue eyes.

Lisa Ling, sister of Laura Ling, confirmed today the Laura and Euna Lee did in fact break North Korean law, and were rightfully convicted and imprisoned in North Korea. Lisa said on CNN it was professional duty to research a story on human trafficking that led Current TV journalist Laura and Euna into North Korea on March 17.

According to Lisa, Laura Ling (32), admitted to family members that she "very briefly" trespassed into enemy territory with colleague Euna Lee, 36. This led North Korea to detain the two journalists and sentence them to 12 years hard labor, which resulted in an international incident that this week saw former President Bill Clinton meet with North Korea’s President Kim Jong Il to arrange the release of the women, who were returned to American soil Wednesday.

"She did say that they touched North Korean territory very, very briefly," Lisa Ling, 35, told CNN on Thursday. "She said that it was maybe 30 seconds, and everything just got sort of chaotic." Adding that Laura has details she will provide, Lisa noted, "It’s a very powerful story and she does want to share it."

In a phone conversation with Meredith Vieira that was aired live on Friday’s Today" show, Lisa (who, like Vieira, is a former cohost on The View), said it may take Laura some time to tell her tale, given that during her imprisonment she spent weeks not uttering a word.

"Even getting sentences out is challenging, because she’s not used to talking as much,” Lisa said of Laura’s current condition. "So we’re just taking things very, very easy with her."

She did say that her sister, who is at home with her family, is enjoying have fresh food again after subsisting on a less-than-adequate diet while under North Korean detention: primarily rice mixed with rocks, small vegetables and fragments of fried fish, "which she developed a reaction to," Lisa told CNN.

"Bathing was a little bit difficult because they didn’t have hot water," she also said. "So she would fill up buckets and she would say, ’Okay, on Saturday I’m going to wash my hair.’ "

As for those who stood watch over her sister, Lisa said, "I think she won a lot of her captors over. She had some really lovely things to say about the people who were watching her. She had two guards in her room at all times. And even though they couldn’t speak together, they developed a sort of strange kinship."

Perhaps the most moving sight as the two women left the plane that brought them to the Bob Hope International Airport in Burbank, California, on Wednesday was Euna Lee’s embracing her young child Hana. Now that the mother is home, said Lisa Ling, "I hear that Euna’s 4-year old daughter does not want her to leave her sight. She keeps following her from room to room."

Someone needs to keep an eye on Euna since she seems prone to make stupid decisions.

The North Korean border, from what I understand, is made up of a river, so stepping onto North Korean territory would require a boat, and once arriving a person would stay only 30 seconds, especially if they were following a story. It’s blatantly obvious Laura and Euna are liars. They should have served out their sentence, and kept their dignity, but instead they have returned to sell their story.

Thank to these two stupid criminals one of our most admired Presidents sat and showed his respect to Kim Jong Il, and even did a photo shoot with him, all at a time when Kim Jong Il has restarted his country’s nulcear program using our money meant to help his people. Nice job Laura and Euna, you’ve made the United States look like even bigger fools in the eyes of the world. Laura and Euna are both a disgrace. These two criminals deserve no more sympathy than any other criminal. These two are not the victims, the American people are. The pictures below show our now disgraced ex President Bill Clinton with Kim Jong Il.

I don’t blame Bill Clinton for wanting to help, when it comes to women, he’s always thinking with his little Bill.

The Lisa Ling CNN interview is below.

Laura Ling (32) and Euna Lee (36) got really lucky. The pair’s boss, Al Gore, was unsuccessful in getting them released from a North Korean prison, but his former boss Bill Clinton was successful, and they are heading home on Clinton’s play to Los Angeles. Kim Jong Ill pardoned the trespassers after meeting with Clinton. The families of the former criminals said in a statement:

"We are counting the seconds to hold Laura and Euna in our arms."

"The families of Laura Ling and Euna Lee are overjoyed by the news of their pardon. We especially want to thank President Bill Clinton for taking on such an arduous mission and Vice President Al Gore for his tireless efforts to bring Laura and Euna home. We must also thank all the people who have supported our families through this ordeal, it has meant the world to us."

We hope Ling and Lee have learned their lesson.

Sarah Palin just announced today she is resigning as the Governor of Alaska. Palin said she will step down from office in only a few weeks, and will not run for reelection next year.

Most close to Palin were shocked to hear of her resignation. Many are now wondering if Palin could even run for President when she quit as Governor. Others say Palin has paid out a lot of money to successfully defend herself in frivalous lawsuits by liberal democrats.

Lt. Gov Sean Parnell will take over as Governor of Alaska.

Palin recently did an interview with Runner’s World magazine, in which she claims she is a runner. We agree. We think Sarah is running away from her problems as Governor, and running from the pressure she and her family have suffered from since Sarah accepted the Republican vice president nominee spot.

Enjoy private life Sarah. We think Sarah’s career in politics is over. This is a very disappointing end.