Actor Thompson quits show, eyes presidential run
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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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Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson left a trail of half-empty coffee cups and barely sipped Diet Pepsis on Sunday as he jumped into the kind of person-to-person political campaigning that voters here demand.
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Tommy Thompson, US secretary of health and human services, resigned on Friday, marking the latest departure in a broad reshuffling of President George W. Bush&#39;s cabinet as he prepares for a second term.
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The hulking shadow of screen star and future presidential candidate Fred Thompson looms over the next debate Tuesday of 2008 Republicans dreaming of the White House.
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After stringing out his decision for months, Hollywood actor and former Sen. 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, 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 Wednesday.
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Republican Fred Thompson, an actor  and former U.S. senator who has taken an early step toward a  2008 presidential bid, will deliver a foreign policy speech in  London and meet with former British Prime Minister Margaret  Thatcher this week.
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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, edging toward a presidential run, is giving up his day job playing a prosecutor on the TV series "Law &amp; Order."
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Bloomberg - Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Another top aide resigned from Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson&#39;s campaign, as the former Tennessee senator made his White House bid official.
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Republican Fred Thompson ended the suspense on Thursday and said he would formally launch his 2008 run for the White House next week with a webcast and a five-day tour of early voting states.
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His presidential aspirations now dashed, will the actor Fred Thompson return to the comfortable set of the long-running NBC drama âLaw &#038; Order?â It looks unlikely, but the parties involved would be foolish to rule it out. Mr. Thompson played Arthur Branch, the Manhattan district attorney, on the NBC series until May. Mr. Branchâs long-time deputy [...].
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If Republican Fred Thompson enters  the presidential race next month as expected, the actor and  former senator will be aiming to add another title to a crowded  resume -- blogger-in-chief.
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Republican Fred Thompson, an actor and former U.S. senator who has taken an early step toward a 2008 presidential bid, will deliver a foreign policy speech in London and meet with former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher this week.
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The TV star and former Senator ends a run for the Presidency that was scuttled by the candidate's own apparent apathy
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Fred Thompson&#39;s new role as a  presidential candidate means separating fact from fiction for  those Americans accustomed to seeing him in dramatic TV and  movie roles.