Thompson to run ad during GOP debate
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As a veteran actor, Fred Dalton Thompson knows something about entering a stage. It's all about the buildup. The former Tennessee senator plans to announce his official entry into the Republican presidential contest on Thursday. But he'll pique interest first on Wednesday with an ad aired during a GOP presidential debate in New Hampshire that Thompson will otherwise skip.
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Republican Fred Thompson will make his candidacy for the White House official next week and tour through the early 2008 voting states, his campaign said on Thursday.
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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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Tough talking screen star and former senator Fred Thompson said Thursday he would launch his long-awaited 2008 Republican White House bid next week, vowing to shield America from terrorism.
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Fred Thompson &#151; veteran actor, former Republican senator &#151; launched his bid for the presidency Hollywood style. "I'm running for president of the United States," Thompson told Jay Leno in a taped appearance on NBC's "Tonight Show" airing Wednesday.
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The man who flustered White House hopeful John McCain last week by questioning his standing among fellow Vietnam prisoners of war was a contributor to rival Fred Thompson's campaign.
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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
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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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Fred Thompson is relying on his radio roots for a rally in South Carolina's GOP presidential primary.
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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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Fred Thompson thinks there isn't enough "star" power in the GOP presidential field, so the professional actor and former Tennessee senator is considering getting into the 2008 race.
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Fred Thompson &#151; veteran actor, former Republican senator &#151; launched his bid for the presidency Hollywood style. "I'm running for president of the United States," Thompson told Jay Leno in a taped appearance on NBC's "Tonight Show" airing Wednesday night.
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Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson on Friday defended his wife's role in his campaign, saying she has only been doing what he had asked her to do.
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Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson will take a major step toward a 2008 run for the White House by "testing the waters" -- beginning to raise money and hire campaign staff as early as Friday, several sources close to Thompson told CNN.
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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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Presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Thursday he's a Republican who has never strayed from his conservative beliefs, a jab at Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney designed to highlight differences with his chief rivals.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Actor-politician Fred Thompson began an autumn scramble for the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, pushing themes espoused by the late Ronald Reagan to try to generate excitement in his long-delayed campaign.