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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)
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