URBANA, Ill. (AP) -- Less than a month after he acknowledged having an extramarital affair, the University of Illinois says two-time presidential candidate John Edwards has agreed to speak on campus in October.

University spokeswoman Robin Kaler says a student group has booked Edwards to speak October 14 at Foellinger Auditorium. Tickets are free, but the student group is paying Edwards $65,000.

Kaler says the group gave Edwards a chance to back out after he acknowledged earlier this month that he had an

extramarital affair with a filmmaker hired by his political action committee.

Kaler says Edwards' agent replied that the former North Carolina senator is looking to add more speaking engagements, and raise his fee.

Edwards couldn't be reached through his former campaign office or a think tank with which his wife, Elizabeth, is affiliated.

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