Thompson Drops Out of Race
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The Fix | After string of poor finishes in early contests, former Tenn. senator quits race.
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Republican Fred Thompson said on Tuesday he has dropped out as a presidential candidate, following a dismal showing so far in the campaign.
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Hollywood actor Fred Thompson has tentatively decided to run for president, according to a long-time friend and political adviser, and has quit his role on the TV crime series "Law & Order."
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In the second surprise development in as many days in Kentucky congressional races, Rep. Ron Lewis abruptly ended his re-election campaign Tuesday.
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Bloomberg - Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential contender Fred Thompson, who has based his campaign on appealing to conservative voters, said he isn&#39;t a regular churchgoer and doesn&#39;t plan to speak about his religion on the stump.
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Mitt Romney suspends his bid for the Republican party nomination for the White House.
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There was a time when Fred Thompson suggested that he couldn't see himself running for office again.
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Soon-to-be Republican presidential candidate Fred D. Thompson faces his share of challenges as he prepares to officially jump into the race.
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Republican Fred Thompson withdraws from the US presidential race, after poor results in early ballots.
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A Tennessee state inspector had cited a coal company repeatedly for environmental violations. Fred Thompson, the inspector says, got him removed from the case. It was one episode, early in the legal career of the man who would go on to become an actor, a senator and now a Republican presidential candidate. It still resonates in his home state.
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Fred Thompson, a former senator and star of the TV police drama &quot;Law  Order&quot;, surged into second place behind Rudy Giuliani in the race for the Republican presidential nomination in a new poll released Tuesday.
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Not enough "star" power for Fred Thompson in a GOP presidential field that includes some of his friends? Whatever the case, the actor and former Tennessee senator is considering getting into the 2008 race.
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Tommy G. Thompson resigned today as secretary of health and human services, becoming the eighth member of President Bush&#39;s Cabinet to quit as Mr.
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Bloomberg - Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Former Senator Fred Thompson, after months of flirting with a possible presidential run, will officially enter the 2008 Republican nomination contest next week, according to people familiar with the campaign.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson resigns today, broadening the exodus from Bush&#39;s team. Former NYPD official picked for homeland security.
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Fred Thompson rolled out his presidential candidacy this evening with a guerrilla-style entry into the race that sought to take the spotlight from the Republican debate.
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Tommy Thompson, US secretary of health and human services, resigned yesterday, marking the latest departure in a broad reshuffling of President George W. Bush&#39;s cabinet as he prepares for a second term.