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 Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 8:36 am Post subject: Fred Thompson moves toward White House bid |
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fred_thompson;_ylt=AnmrmaxgtHNzyiSgmP7Phu5pu6cv
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Fred Thompson, the former Tennessee senator and "Law & Order" actor, is taking significant steps toward an expected summer entry into the crowded but extraordinarily unsettled Republican presidential race.
His likely candidacy could give restless conservatives somewhere to turn.
A crucial bloc of the GOP, those voters have not fully embraced the leading contenders, giving Thompson what his backers argue is an opening for a "true conservative" who can triumph in November 2008.
The 64-year-old Southerner would bring a right-leaning Senate voting record with a few digressions from GOP orthd odoxy and a dash of Hollywood star power given his many movie roles and TV stint as the gruff district attorney on NBC's popular crime drama |
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"He's not Ronald Reagan, but he's Reaganesque," said Ted Malloch of Palm Beach, Fla., the chief executive of a consulting firm who is supporting Thompson. "Fred is unique in the sense that all the boxes have been checked."
During his 1994-2002 Senate tenure, he was considered a reliably conservative vote.
He worked to limit the role of the federal government and backed a ban on a late-term abortion procedure. He voted in favor of Bush's tax cuts, oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, eliminating money for the National Endowment for the Arts and a constitutional amendment to ban flag desecration. And, he voted against requiring criminal background checks for purchases at gun shows. |
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