Fred Thompson
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Lou Dobbs weighing White House run in 2012
In this article: White House, Fred Thompson, Washington, D.C., and CNN |
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Yahoo! News | 7 hours ago
'Mr. Independent' mulls White House bid (Politico)
...plans-the anchorman known to fans as "Mr. Independent" finally made his presidential ambitions explicit on former Sen. Fred Thompson's radio show Monday. Asked if he might make a run at the White House in 2012, Dobbs answered...
In this article: Lou Dobbs, New Jersey, Pat Buchanan, White House, Dean Barkley, Ross Perot, and Jesse Ventura
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CNN | 13 hours ago
Lou Dobbs weighing White House run in 2012
...some people about politics." Dobbs, who amicably parted ways with the network earlier this month, also told former Sen. Fred Thompson that he was definitely weighing a run. "I'm going to be talking some more with some folks who want me to...
In this article: White House, GOP, God, Barack Obama, and Washington, D.C.
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USATODAY.com | 15 hours ago
Police: Pa. man killed puppy before Steelers game
...bill is now dead and McCain's campaign is struggling. You don't see much tangling among others in the top tier -- Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney. They are mostly focused on attacking Democrats. There is a lot of noise coming...
In this article: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, John Edwards, Sam Brownback, Washington, GOP, Steve Rothman, and John McCain
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Gawker | 16 hours ago
The 2012 Republican Primary Is the Jobs for Journalists Program America Has Been Demanding [Career Advancement]
Send a link to this post 'The 2012 Republican Primary Is the Jobs for Journalists Program America Has Been Demanding' via email: Fred Thompson had Dobbs on his radio show today, and asked him if he'd given thought to a presidential run.
In this article: Neoconservatism, Mormons, GOP, Sarah Palin, and Glenn Beck
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Human Events: Politics | 3 days ago
Fred Thompson Says Afghanistan Is Lost
Fred Thompson said we've lost the war in Afghanistan, though it doesn't have to be that way. Thompson said Obama is either unwilling or unable to make the case to win there. HUMAN EVENTS is the news source President Reagan called his...
In this article: Afghanistan, Limited government, and Ronald Reagan
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Crooks and Liars | 4 days ago
Fred Thompson says the Afghanistan war is lost!
...a bad situation caused by conservative beliefs and now there really is only one strategy left: When do we leave? That being said, Fred Thompson, in a hatchet-job fashion, says the Afghan war is lost too, because Obama just isn't into it. Wow,...
In this article: Barack Obama, Taliban, Harry Reid, Afghanistan, William Kristol, Trent Lott, Conservatism, and Iraq War
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Redstate -- Conservative News and Community | 4 days ago
Dear Fred Thompson: Let's Not Do This Again
You Know and I Know That Fred is Not Harry Reid. I have a lot of respect for Fred Thompson, and in this particular case I think his point is precisely correct on the merits, but there are just some things that opponents of the President...
In this article: Barack Obama, Taliban, Al Qaeda, Harry Reid, Afghanistan, Britain, Democracy, On the merits, and Iraq War
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Huffington Post | 4 days ago
Fred Thompson: Afghanistan War 'Has Been Lost'
Read More: Afghan War, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Fred Thompson Afghan War, Fred Thompson Afghanistan, Gop Afghanistan, Obama Afghan War, Obama Afghanistan, President Obama, Republicans Afghanistan, Politics News Politico: Former...
In this article: Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, and Afghanistan
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The Corner on National Review Online | 4 days ago
Fred Thompson's Harry Reid Impression -- By: Pete Hegseth
Fred Thompson s Harry Reid Impression [Pete Hegseth] As Kathryn noted, today Senator Fred Thompson declared, "It really doesn't matter how President Obama divides the Afghan baby, how he splits the difference between McChrystal and Biden.
In this article: Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Afghanistan, Iraq, David Petraeus, and George W. Bush
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The Politico | 4 days ago
Fred Thompson: Afghan war 'has been lost'
Former Senator Fred Thompson today intensified his party's criticism of President Obama's long deliberation over policy in Afghanistan, announcing that Obama's delay signals that "the war has been lost" and that nothing the president now...
In this article: Barack Obama, Taliban, Recession, Al Qaeda, God, UK, Afghanistan, and U.S.
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Description from Wikipedia:
Fred Dalton Thompson (born Freddie Dalton Thompson on August 19, 1942), is an American politician, actor, attorney, lobbyist and radio host. He represented Tennessee as a Republican in the U.S. Senate from 1994 through 2003.
Thompson served as chairman of the International Security Advisory Board at the United States Department of State, was a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and is a Visiting Fellow with the American Enterprise Institute, specializing in national security and intelligence.
As an actor, Thompson has appeared in a large number of movies and television shows. He has frequently portrayed governmental figures. In the final months of his U.S. Senate term in 2002, Thompson joined the cast of the long-running NBC television series Law & Order, playing New York City District Attorney Arthur Branch, until the network granted his request to be released from his contract in May 2007. In late February 2009 Thompson made his return to acting by making a guest appearance on the ABC television series Life on Mars playing NYPD Police Chief Harry Woolf.
Thompson has also made a brief unsuccessful run for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. He resides in McLean, Virginia, near Washington, D.C.
On March 2, Fred Thompson's radio show, The Fred Thompson Show, debuted on Westwood One. His wife, Jeri, co-hosts the show.
- Name At Birth:
- Freddie Dalton Thompson
- Birth Date:
- August 19, 1942
- Birthplace:
- Sheffield, Alabama, U.S.
- Religion:
- Church of Christ
- Residence:
- McLean, Virginia
- University Attended:
- Memphis State University, Vanderbilt University
- Occupation:
- Senator, actor, attorney, lobbyist, public speaker, radio personality
- Political party:
- Republican
- Represents:
- Tennessee
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