Analysis: Thompson lacking substance
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Fred Thompson's easygoing, no-nonsense style is clearly his strength and undoubtedly has helped him soar in presidential polls. It may only get him so far. Sooner or later, the all-but-declared candidate will have to answer the question: What else do you offer?
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Rasmussen Reports - More than anything else, Fred Thompson&#39;s bounce in the polls last week highlights the extremely fluid nature of the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. Unlike their counterparts in the Democratic Party, there is absolutely no clear frontrunner for the GOP. In fact, as time has gone on, things have become ever less clear.
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Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says Fred Thompson, who is expected to jump into the 2008 race next month, will have trouble meeting expectations about his candidacy.
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RICHMOND, Virginia  - Republican Fred Thompson, making his first appearance since his late entry into the 2008 White House race, criticized the immigration pact in Congress on Saturday and said the United States was battling threats from "forces of evil."
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Republican Fred Thompson dropped out as a presidential candidate on Tuesday, ending a short-lived campaign that got off to a late start and never gathered much steam.
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With his movie-star swagger, bluff manner and conservative track-record, actor and ex-senator Fred Thompson is poised to rock a Republican presidential race that has left many true believers cold.
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Fred Thompsonâs style is playing well in rural South Carolina, where his poll numbers show a tease of life.
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Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Thursday he was unaware that a federal judge had ruled last week that lethal injection procedures in his home state were unconstitutional.
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Fred Thompson, the former Tennessee senator and "Law &amp; Order" actor, is taking significant steps toward an expected summer entry into the crowded but extraordinarily unsettled Republican presidential race.
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Shall I compare shooters to a sonnet? They are less lovely and less temperate. But take a closer look. These two classic genres have a lot more in common than you might think. Commentary by Clive Thompson.
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If Fred Thompson is auditioning for the role of a lifetime, he could hardly be any better prepared. For millions, Thompson is simply Arthur Branch, the gruff, hard-nosed district attorney on NBC's "Law &amp; Order." Many others may recognize him from strong, take-charge movie roles including an admiral in "The Hunt for Red October."
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Fred Thompson, an actor and former  senator who has not formally entered the 2008 White House race,  leads Republican presidential contenders for the first time,  according to a Rasmussen poll released on Tuesday.
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Comment is free: Catherine Bennett:  Without the prejudice she has experienced, Hodge would be more important now. Prime minister, for example.
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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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As a veteran actor, Fred Dalton Thompson knows something about entering a stage. It's all about the build up.
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Fred Thompson, a potential Republican presidential candidate, suggested that the 1986 immigration law signed by President Reagan is to blame for the country's illegal immigrants and he bemoaned a nation beset by "suicidal maniacs."
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa  - Fred Thompson'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.