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March 2008

• Republicans See Storm Clouds Gathering (March 16, 2008)

February 2008

• NY: A Baby for the D'Amatos (Feb. 5, 2008)
• OK: Thompson Fans Moving to McCain (Feb. 5, 2008)
• TN: Native Son Out, But Turnout Could Still Break Record (Feb. 4, 2008)

January 2008

• Canceled (Jan. 22, 2008)
• Will Thompson Roll the Closing Credits? (Jan. 22, 2008)
• Fred Thompson Quits Presidential Race (Jan. 22, 2008)
• Thompson Ends Race, Immediate Endorsement Unlikely (Jan. 22, 2008)
• More Thoughts On Nevada and South Carolina (Jan. 20, 2008)
• Thompson, Trailing in S.C., Gives Speech (Jan. 19, 2008)
• S.C. Conservatives Look for Their Man (Jan. 19, 2008)
• Thompson Hopes S.C. Revives His Campaign (Jan. 18, 2008)
• The Friday Line: Uncertainty Reigns (Jan. 18, 2008)
• Fred Thompson Gets Mad (Jan. 17, 2008)
• Expectations Game Underway in Michigan (Jan. 15, 2008)
• McCain Moves Into Lead; Obama Gains on Clinton (Jan. 14, 2008)
• The Line: Conventional 'Wisdom'? (Jan. 11, 2008)
• Huckabee Defends 'Fair Tax' (Jan. 11, 2008)
• Fred's Fired Up (Jan. 11, 2008)
• Republicans Debate: The First Moments (Jan. 10, 2008)
• Live Debate Fact Check (Jan. 10, 2008)
• New Hampshire Primary: Winners and Losers (Jan. 10, 2008)
• Republicans Debate: The Halfway Point (Jan. 10, 2008)
• FixCam: Republicans Debate in Myrtle Beach (Jan. 10, 2008)

December 2007

• Snow Falls on Thompson's Dreams of an Iowa Upset (Dec. 22, 2007)
• Thompson Gets Key Endorsement in Iowa (Dec. 17, 2007)
• In a Lifeless Debate, Vows of a Spirited Sprint (Dec. 13, 2007)
• Things You Might Not Know (Dec. 12, 2007)
• Not Dressing the Part (Dec. 12, 2007)
• Folk Ways (Dec. 12, 2007)
• Bad Timing (Dec. 12, 2007)
• Analyzing the Dance of the GOP Debaters (Dec. 11, 2007)
• FixCam Week in Preview: It All Comes Down to This (Dec. 10, 2007)
• The Stumped Guide to the Candidates and the War (Dec. 5, 2007)
• Poll Shows Romney With Wide Lead in New Hampshire (Dec. 5, 2007)
• On Campaign Trail, No Longer On Guard Against Iran? (Dec. 4, 2007)

November 2007

• Very Little War in Republicans' Words (Nov. 30, 2007)
• Republicans Get Own Mixed Bag of Questions, Sans Snowman (Nov. 29, 2007)
• Republicans Debate: Winners and Losers (Nov. 29, 2007)
• The GOP Shooting Gallery (Nov. 29, 2007)
• Republicans Battle in Florida (Nov. 28, 2007)
• Web Videos Aim Questions At GOP Field (Nov. 27, 2007)
• Thompson Has Tax Plan, But Griping Steals Show (Nov. 26, 2007)
• Thompson on Tax Cuts (Nov. 25, 2007)
• Who is More 'Pro-Life': Fred or Mike? (Nov. 20, 2007)
• A weekly roundup of the buzz from the Sunday talk shows (Nov. 19, 2007)
• Damned Spot: Pre-Thanksgiving Edition (Nov. 19, 2007)
• FixCam: Week in Preview Thanksgiving Edition (Nov. 19, 2007)
• 50 Days Out: GOP Race Continues to Confound (Nov. 15, 2007)
• Fred Thompson Wants 'No Amnesty' (Nov. 14, 2007)
• Head of 'The House' (Nov. 13, 2007)
• According to Polls, Fred Thompson Foundering (Nov. 13, 2007)
• Thompson Reveals Social Security Plans (Nov. 10, 2007)
• Consensus Lacking in GOP Endorsements (Nov. 8, 2007)
• Club vs Huck (Nov. 8, 2007)
• For Candidates, Web Is Power And Poison (Nov. 8, 2007)
• Republican Nomination Most Open in Decades (Nov. 5, 2007)
• Thompson Defends Fundraiser With Criminal Record (Nov. 5, 2007)

October 2007

• Halloween Gets Political (Oct. 31, 2007)
• Endorsements Tracker: Courting State Legislators (Oct. 30, 2007)
• Thompson's Money Chief Moves On (Oct. 30, 2007)
• GOP YouTube Debate Back On (Oct. 29, 2007)
• Fred Drift: The muddled progress of the late-breaking candidate (Oct. 25, 2007)
• Still Doing a Thompson Shuffle (Oct. 24, 2007)
• Attacks Sharpen Among Party's Principal Rivals (Oct. 22, 2007)
• McCain Shines at Latest GOP Debate (Oct. 22, 2007)
• Huckabee Nabs Coveted Chuck Norris Endorsement (Oct. 22, 2007)
• A GOP Race That Refuses to Narrow (Oct. 22, 2007)
• Evangelicals Lukewarm Toward GOP Field (Oct. 19, 2007)
• Brownback's Out. Who's Helped? (Oct. 18, 2007)
• Public Opinion from the Republican Wing (Oct. 17, 2007)
• McCain Prays for No War With Iran (Oct. 17, 2007)
• The Republicans, Vying to Be the Chosen People's Choice (Oct. 17, 2007)
• In Search of a GOP St. George (Oct. 17, 2007)
• Clinton, Giuliani Hold Financial Leads (Oct. 16, 2007)
• Thompson M.I.A. (Oct. 16, 2007)
• Values Voters to Meet GOP Candidates (Oct. 15, 2007)
• Who's the Real Republican? (Oct. 15, 2007)
• Thompson Says He's the Real Conservative (Oct. 15, 2007)
• Win a Wedding With Rudy Giuliani (Oct. 12, 2007)
• Head and Shoulders Above the Rest (Oct. 11, 2007)
• Republican Debate: Winners and Losers (Oct. 10, 2007)
• Romney, Giuliani Spar on Taxes, Spending (Oct. 10, 2007)
• Analysis: Thompson Sticks to the Script (Oct. 10, 2007)
• Free Trade and Low Taxes Star in Republican Debate (Oct. 10, 2007)
• Big Bank from the Small-Screen (Oct. 10, 2007)
• GOP Debate Preview: Fred Takes the Stage (Oct. 9, 2007)
• Thompson First Up (Oct. 9, 2007)
• For Thompson, It's Showtime (Oct. 9, 2007)
• Bartlett on the GOP Field: A Hick, (Oct. 9, 2007)
• Too Soon to Write Off Thompson (Oct. 9, 2007)
• Rudy News (Oct. 8, 2007)
• FixCam: Week In Preview (Oct. 8, 2007)
• Iowa Surprise In Store for Republican Field? (Oct. 8, 2007)
• Giuliani Leads GOP 3rd-Quarter Money Race (Oct. 5, 2007)
• Thompson's Haul at $9 Million (Oct. 5, 2007)
• Never Campaign With Children or Animals (Oct. 5, 2007)
• For Iowans, Thompson Has 'Reagan-like Appeal' (Oct. 4, 2007)
• Poll Shows Giuliani Atop An Unsettled GOP Race (Oct. 3, 2007)
• Thompson's No Big Government Fan (Oct. 2, 2007)
• Some Women Who Could Be First Lady (Oct. 2, 2007)
• Thompson Urges More Military Spending (Oct. 2, 2007)
• Out-of-Town Critics Too Tough On Thompson? (Oct. 1, 2007)
• Campaigns in No Rush to Tip Hand (Oct. 1, 2007)
• Campaigns in No Rush to Tip Hands (Oct. 1, 2007)
• The Miracle Workers (Oct. 1, 2007)

September 2007

• 3 Republican Hopefuls Visit Wyoming (Sept. 30, 2007)
• The Line: A Tale of Two Nomination Fights (Sept. 28, 2007)
• Still Waiting on GOP YouTube Debate (Sept. 25, 2007)
• President Bush on the Men Who Would Be President (Sept. 25, 2007)
• Fact Checker: Thompson's Wars (Sept. 19, 2007)
• New Twists in the Money Chase (Sept. 17, 2007)
• Ask Fred (Sept. 17, 2007)
• 'Right With God' But Not Churchgoer Says Thompson (Sept. 12, 2007)
• Giuliani's GOP Lead Shrinks in New Poll (Sept. 12, 2007)
• Candidates Pause for 9/11 Remembrances (Sept. 11, 2007)
• Anti-Thompson Site Connects to Romney Camp (Sept. 10, 2007)
• Is Fred Thompson Made of Presidential Material? (Sept. 10, 2007)
• Fred Keeps It Vague (Sept. 10, 2007)
• Welcome to the State, Fred. What Kept You? (Sept. 10, 2007)
• Thompson Stresses His Conservative Credentials (Sept. 8, 2007)
• Op-Ed: Fred, Did We Really Know You? (Sept. 8, 2007)
• OPINION: Back from the Dead? (Sept. 7, 2007)
• From the Waveland: ISO a 'Real' Republican (Sept. 6, 2007)
• Thompson Is Ready for a New Ride (Sept. 6, 2007)
• Fred Thompson Makes A Late-Night Late Entry (Sept. 6, 2007)
• OPINION: Fred's Couch Moment (Sept. 6, 2007)
• Ready With His Close-Up (Sept. 6, 2007)
• Thompson Gives Low-Key Iowa Kickoff (Sept. 6, 2007)
• Republican Debate: Winners and Losers (Sept. 6, 2007)
• Fred's Mixed First Day: After a sluggish first day, the actor adapts. (Sept. 6, 2007)
• Fred-Heads Rejoice (Sept. 6, 2007)
• Memo Shows Thompson Aides Had Eye to Future in 1999 (Sept. 5, 2007)
• Thompson Makes White House Bid Official on Tonight Show (Sept. 5, 2007)
• More Departures For Thompson Team (Sept. 5, 2007)
• Thompson Unveils Ad Ahead of Thursday Kickoff (Sept. 5, 2007)
• Parsing the Polls: Is Thompson Too Late or Right on Time? (Sept. 5, 2007)

August 2007

• The Law & Order Candidate (Aug. 31, 2007)
• Fred Thompson Confirms Bid for GOP Nomination (Aug. 31, 2007)
• Too Late for Thompson? (Aug. 30, 2007)
• Close to Home: For several of the 2008 presidential candidates, cancer has had a very immediate impact. (Aug. 29, 2007)
• Thompson's Team Shifts Again (Aug. 27, 2007)
• Huckabee on Thompson, Obama, and Keith Richards (Aug. 27, 2007)
• Former Bush Scribe To Thompson's Staff (Aug. 23, 2007)
• Going After Big Apple 'Bully' (Aug. 21, 2007)
• Is It Too Late for the Late Show? (Aug. 18, 2007)
• Iowans Feel Snubbed, but Will It Matter? (Aug. 13, 2007)
• Not-So-Hidden Power (Aug. 13, 2007)
• The Truth About Jeri Thompson (Aug. 6, 2007)
• First Lady Aspirant Jeri Thompson Delivers (Aug. 6, 2007)
• Thompson Camp Tight-Lipped About Wife Jeri (Aug. 6, 2007)

July 2007

• Thompson's Take (July 31, 2007)
• Approaching Ames (July 31, 2007)
• Crack in Thompson's Southern Strategy (July 31, 2007)
• The Line: Debate Provides '08 Wake-up Call (July 27, 2007)
• In Online Writings, Thompson Flashes His Conservative Credentials (July 27, 2007)
• The Trail: Thompson Pitches Right (July 26, 2007)
• Matalin Sticking with Fred Thompson (July 26, 2007)
• No Easy Verdict on Thompson The Lawyer (July 26, 2007)
• A Look at Thompson's staff (July 25, 2007)
• Thompson Reshuffles Staff (July 24, 2007)
• Mitt's Fred Hits (July 23, 2007)
• The Thompson Effect (July 19, 2007)
• Fred Thompson and the Tennessee Money Machine (July 9, 2007)
• Fred Thompson ... at Whose Service? (July 2, 2007)
• Thompson Moves From 'If' He'll Run to 'How' (July 2, 2007)

June 2007

• Fred and Jeri Thompson: Last Chance For Romance? (June 29, 2007)
• Backstage at the Fred Thompson Show (June 28, 2007)
• Fred Thompson -- Latest Candidate in the YouTube Cross Hairs (June 27, 2007)
• Fred Thompson: Not so Conservative? (June 25, 2007)
• Crushing on Fred Thompson's...Politics (June 21, 2007)
• Fred Thompson Calls on London (June 20, 2007)
• PostTalk: Bob Shrum on the '08 Contenders (June 18, 2007)
• The Fix: Parsing the Polls: Who's a Fred Voter? (June 13, 2007)
• Primary Calendar Poses Big Challenges (June 13, 2007)
• The Fix: Fred Thompson's Inner Circle (June 12, 2007)
• In the Loop: On K Street: Thompson Will Take On Outsider Role After Playing Access Man (June 12, 2007)
• The Fix: Thompson Considering Ames? (June 8, 2007)
• Defections to Fred Thompson Pose a Major Threat to McCain (June 8, 2007)
• Thompson Generates Buzz in Richmond (June 3, 2007)

May 2007

• OPINION: Thompson Off the Sidelines (May 31, 2007)
• Thompson Bid Would Stir Up GOP Race (May 31, 2007)
• The Fix: Fred's In, Who's Hurt? (May 30, 2007)
• The Line: As '08 Race Heats Up, Hillary and Rudy Remain on Top (May 25, 2007)
• Thompson Comes Out Smoking (May 15, 2007)
• Breitbart.tv Lands Fred Thompson Interview (May 8, 2007)
• Thompson's Politics Much Like McCain's (May 6, 2007)

April 2007

• Star Coming Out for Fundraiser (April 24, 2007)
• What Fred Thompson's fan club forgets. (April 20, 2007)
• The Line: Settling the '08 Field's Quarterly Accounts (April 20, 2007)
• Conservative Republicans Starving for a Thompson Run (April 19, 2007)
• Thompson Meets With House GOP; Does Not Say if He's a Candidate (April 19, 2007)
• Thompson Says Lymphoma Is in Remission (April 12, 2007)
• Former Sen. Fred Thompson Reveals He Has Cancer (April 11, 2007)
• Fred Thompson's Idea of 'Reform' (April 8, 2007)
• Thompson Is for Real (April 2, 2007)

March 2007

• The GOP's Therapy Candidate (March 29, 2007)
• Thompson Run Could Trigger 'Equal Time' Rule (March 29, 2007)
• A 'Law & Order' Presidential Candidate? (March 29, 2007)
• Fred Thompson: Man About Town (March 28, 2007)
• The Case Against Fred Thompson (March 27, 2007)
• Fred Thompson: More Than Flirting With Presidential Bid (March 26, 2007)
• The Line: Shaking Up the GOP Presidential Rankings (March 23, 2007)
• The Case For Fred Thompson (March 19, 2007)
• Reports of the GOP's Death . . . (March 15, 2007)
• Actor Fred Thompson Considers 2008 Run (March 11, 2007)