Fred Thompson Confirms Bid for GOP Nomination
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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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Rudolph W. Giuliani declared to the F.E.C. that he would seek the Republican nomination if he runs, campaign officials said.
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Republican presidential contenders welcomed former Sen. Fred Thompson to the race Wednesday night with humor and pointed advice that he will have to fight them for the nomination.
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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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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa  - For Republican Fred Thompson, the former actor turned reluctant politician, the first few months of his floundering bid to be U.S. president were just a warm-up act. Now it is showtime.
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Fred Thompson &#151; veteran actor, former Republican senator &#151; is launching his bid for the presidency Hollywood style.
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Fred Thompson's expected entry into the tight Republican presidential race is drawing crucial strength from conservatives and older men, vaulting him into the thick of the nomination fight, an Associated Press-Ipsos poll says.
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Bloomberg - July 11 (Bloomberg) -- Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson, a champion of traditional conservatives, and Rudy Giuliani, a favorite of political independents, may be the biggest beneficiaries if John McCain&#39;s bid for the Republican presidential nomination collapses, political experts say.
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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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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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US Republican presidential hopefuls take part in the latest debate, as late entrant Fred Thompson prepares to declare.
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Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Monday said he would welcome Republican rival Fred Thompson to the race, but also took some jabs at Thompson's long delay in formally announcing his candidacy.
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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 D. Thompsonâs campaign says he will formally announce his bid for president next week, while some commentators question whether he has waited too long.
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Screen star and former senator Fred Thompson will make his long-awaited announcement that he is jumping into the 2008 Republican presidential race on September 6.
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As the rest of the Republican candidates debated in New Hampshire last night, Fred D. Thompson made his presidential bid official in a far different venue.
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Fred Thompson finished third in the Republican primary in South Carolina, a state that he hoped would rescue his flagging candidacy.