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Democrat Wins New York House Race...politicians seeking to sway the race. On Monday alone, Watertown -- population 27,000 -- hosted Vice President Joe Biden, former Republican Sen. Fred Thompson and country-music star John Rich. For Mr. Obama's Democrats, political... In this article: Dede Scozzafava, Barack Obama, New York, GOP, Joe Biden, Fred Thompson, John Rich, and Canada |
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New York Post | November 02, 2009
VIPs' NY 'House' calls
...when Republican Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava quit the contest. Hoffman is a right-wing clone of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Biden charged. Meanwhile, Thompson and the Giuliani recording ripped Hoffman's rival, Democrat William Owens.
In this article: Joe Biden, GOP, Rudy Giuliani, William Owens, Sarah Palin, and Alaska
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TIME | November 03, 2009
Doug Hoffman's Race to Lose?
...Joe Biden at a rally in the morning. His opponent, Conservative Doug Hoffman, hosted former presidential candidate Fred Thompson and country music star John Rich at a concert and rally in the evening. Maybe it was that Hoffman didn't depend...
In this article: Dede Scozzafava, Bill Owens, Joe Biden, Siena College, GOP, John McHugh, and John Rich
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Yahoo! News | November 03, 2009
Republicans hope for off-year trifecta (Politico)
Later in the day, former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson stumped with Owens's opponent in the state's 23rd House district, Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, and predicted a Hoffman win would "shake the foundations of Washington D.C."
In this article: Bill Owens, Chris Christie, Creigh Deeds, Jon Corzine, Republican Party, Bob McDonnell, New Jersey, and Virginia
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washingtonpost.com | November 03, 2009
Election predictions rolling in
...which Biden suggested Hoffman had been "hand-picked" by Rush Limbaugh. (Fred Thompson later fired back at Biden: "You know, the vice president's job is to attend funerals. Maybe he came a day early.") The Washington Times says the contest has...
In this article: Chris Christie, Republican Party, Jon Corzine, Robert McDonnell, Virginia, Joe Biden, Bill Owens, Barack Obama, and Nate Silver
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www.washingtonpost.com | September 08, 2007
Candidates Share a Tragic History
Candidates Share a Tragic History WASHINGTON -- Presidential candidates Fred Thompson, John Edwards and Joe Biden belong to a club that no one wants to join. Each has lost a child. In their campaigns, they raise the subject of their...
In this article: Joe Biden, John Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, George H.W. Bush, Fritz Hollings, and Political science
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New York Times | February 01, 2008
Some Absentee Voters Will Get New Ballots - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com
...Ohio and Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, and two Republicans, former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York and former Senator Fred D. Thompson of Tennessee. Under Judge Grasso's ruling, if someone cast their absentee ballot for one of...
In this article: New York, New Jersey, Attorney General, Summons, Hamburger, and Anne Milgram
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New York Times | September 03, 2008
Democrats Criticize G.O.P. Convention - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
...President Bush and a number of his Senate colleagues. He also mocked former Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee, who addressed the Republican convention on Tuesday night. "I heard my friend, and by the way he is my friend, I heard...
In this article: Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden, GOP, George W. Bush, Tax, Sarah Palin, and Rick Davis
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CBS News | December 29, 2007
Candidates Fighting To The Finish In Iowa, Hopefuls Descend To Win Over Undecided Voters And Gain Momentum As Voting Season Begins - CBS News
...single day between now and Thursday. Among the presidential hopefuls campaigning in Iowa are Clinton, Edwards, Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Richardson, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and Fred Thompson. Some are cramming up to five events...
In this article: Iowa, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, John Edwards, GOP, and Ron Paul
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The Early Word: Conservative Credentials - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
* Republican candidates John McCain, Fred Thompson, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo attend a forum sponsored by FRC Action, Focus on the Family Action, American Values, and the Alliance Defense Fund in Washington. *...
In this article: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Jeff Gerth, G.O.P., Democracy, United States, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, and God
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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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