Thompson strong on style, not 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.
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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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There was a time when Fred Thompson suggested that he couldn't see himself running for office again.
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and it surely is not -- it isn&#39;t for lack of a great story, compelling characters, and a capable director. Really, the
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an unlikely place to launch a bid to become leader of the free world, but Fred Thompson isn&#39;t the first 2008 presidential candidate to kick off his or her campaign in a non-traditional setting
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Law and Order star Fred Thompson puts himself forward as Republican candidate to succeed Bush.
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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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Richard Thompson didn't set out to write a searing anti-war song. He was fascinated by the language of the soldiers in Iraq and wanted to put it to music.
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Fred Thompson is banking on the idea that it's better to be late than to be one of the other guys.
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Fred Thompson on Thursday cast himself as the true conservative in the Republican race for president
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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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Republican Fred Thompson remained upbeat despite failing to win or finish second in the Iowa caucuses.
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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.
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They saw it coming, but the GOP presidential candidates slugging it out in New Hampshire could do little to prevent Fred Thompson from carrying the night.
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The public reaction to the young wife of Fred D. Thompson, potential presidential candidate, has been heated. Will she be a help or a hindrance?
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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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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."