Fred Thompson's career as a lobbyist
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Republican Fred Thompson, who likes to cast himself in the role of Washington outsider, has a long history as a political insider who earned more than $1 million lobbying the federal government.
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NEW YORK  - A new study of campaign 2008 coverage finds that Illinois Democrat Barack Obama and former "Law & Order" actor Fred Thompson, a Republican, have enjoyed much more positive coverage than their rivals.
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Law and Order star Fred Thompson puts himself forward as Republican candidate to succeed Bush.
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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 &quot;Law & Order.&quot;
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Hollywood actor and former senator Fred Thompson declared his long expected candidacy for U.S. president on Wednesday, formally entering the 2008 White House race with a TV interview as his Republican rivals gathered for a debate.
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DES MOINES, Sept. 6 -- Fred D. Thompson took his bid for the White House to the campaign trail Thursday, vowing to compete aggressively for the support of Iowans and pitching steady, experienced and conservative leadership.
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As a veteran actor, Fred Dalton Thompson knows something about entering a stage. It's all about the buildup. The former Tennessee senator plans to announce his official entry into the Republican presidential contest on Thursday. But he'll pique interest first on Wednesday with an ad aired during a GOP presidential debate in New Hampshire that Thompson will otherwise skip.
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Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson Ã¢ÂÂ now an all-but-announced candidate for the Republican presidential nomination Ã¢ÂÂ amassed a decidedly but not exclusively conservative voting record during his eight-year Senate tenure (1994-2003).
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After spending months testing the waters for a presidential run, Sen. Fred Thompson made his candidacy official Wednesday evening.
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Actor and former senator Fred D. Thompson confirmed yesterday that he is running for president, ending a political flirtation he has been conducting since March and thrusting himself into the thick of the battle for the Republican nomination.
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Fred Thompson, a former Tennessee senator and "Law &amp; Order" actor, will take a step toward a formal presidential candidacy next week, several officials with knowledge of the plans said
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Presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Thursday he's a Republican who has never strayed from his conservative beliefs, a jab meant to highlight differences with chief rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney.
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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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Tough-talking screen star and former senator Fred Thompson is to announce next week his long-awaited bid for the White House in a move set to shake up the faltering Republican camp.
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Hollywood actor and former senator  Fred Thompson declared his candidacy for U.S. president on  Wednesday, formally entering the 2008 White House race with a  TV interview as his Republican rivals gathered for a debate.
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Fred Thompson says the country faces different challenges now than it did when he spurned overtures to run for president in 2000, leading him to consider a return to politics.
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Republican Fred Thompson, Hollywood celebrity and former Tennessee senator, went from hot to not in short order.