Actor, ex-Sen. Thompson edges to presidential run
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Hollywood actor and former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson tentatively has decided to run for president and will begin raising money to gauge support, according to a long-time friend and political adviser.
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Fred Thompson didn't enter the 2008 presidential race Tuesday, but he talked like he was getting close to jumping in.
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Latecomer Fred Thompson, who hasn't officially entered the 2008 presidential race, is setting Republican pulses racing in this early voting state.
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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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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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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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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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Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson quit the Republican presidential race on Tuesday, after a string of poor finishes in early primary and caucus states.
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Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson is shaking up his still-unofficial campaign, replacing his top aide with a former Michigan senator and a veteran Florida strategist.
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Former Senator Fred D. Thompson has taken steps that make it clear that he is likely to run for the White House.
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Republican Fred Thompson gained a  bump in support after his long-delayed entry in the 2008  presidential race and nearly caught front-runner Rudy Giuliani  in two opinion polls released on Tuesday.
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Rasmussen Reports - Former Senator Fred Thompson (R) and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani are on top in polls for the Republican Presidential nomination and both men are competitive in general election match-ups with Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D).
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Rasmussen Reports - Among the major candidates seeking the GOP Presidential nomination, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson is viewed as politically conservative by more voters than anybody else. That&#39;s true among all voters and also among Republican voters. It&#39;s a key factor in why Thompson is currently doing so well in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination.
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Republican Fred Thompson, Hollywood celebrity and former Tennessee senator, went from hot to not in short order.
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Former Sen. Fred Thompson today dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Thompson, also an actor and a lawyer, entered the race late as a "true conservative." But his campaign never caught on with GOP voters.
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Former Senator Fred D. Thompson hopes that his role as an investigator of government wrongdoing will propel him to the presidency.
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After spending months testing the waters for a presidential run, Sen. Fred Thompson made his candidacy official Wednesday evening.