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Republican Fred Thompson Quits Presidential Race
Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson quit the Republican presidential race on Tuesday, after a string of poor finishes in early primary and caucus states.
(January 22, 2008)
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Primary Question: Worst Advice
Katie Couric asks the leading presidential candidates to share the worst piece of advice they have either given or received
(January 16, 2008)
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GOP Shows Support for Auto Industry at Car Show
On the eve of the Michigan primary, Republican presidential candidates voiced their support for the ailing auto industry at the North American International Auto Show.
(January 15, 2008)
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Candidates Spar Over Economy
For now, the economy is President Bush's problem. But voters want to know what the candidates to succeed him would do about it. How do they compare? Chip Reid reports.
(January 11, 2008)
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South Carolina Hosts GOP Debate
Highlights from the FOX News Channel presidential debate in South Carolina featuring six GOP candidates.
(January 11, 2008)
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Post's Balz and Cillizza on Saturday's Debate
The Washington Post's Dan Balz and washingtonpost.com's Chris Cillizza talk about the Republican and Democratic debates.
(January 6, 2008)
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Post's Dan Balz Talks About Impact of Iowa Caucus Results
The Washington Post's Dan Balz talks about the impact of the Iowa Caucus results.
(January 4, 2008)
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Iowa Makes History
Harry Smith speaks with chief political correspondent Bob Schieffer about the winners and losers of this year's Iowa caucuses and what the results of the heated race means for U.S. politics.
(January 4, 2008)
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Home Stretch To Iowa
The 2008 presidential candidates are on a campaign frenzy as the race to the Iowa Caucus enters the home stretch with no clear frontrunners in either of the two parties. Drew Levinson reports.
(January 2, 2008)
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Thompson Talks About Impact of Bhutto Assassination
Former Tennessee Senator Fred D. Thompson speaks in Des Moines about the death of Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
(December 27, 2007)
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Thompson Steps Up Campaign
He may have had a slow start, but former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) is intensifying his presidential nomination campaign. He speaks with Bob Schieffer about his goals for the primary elections.
(December 17, 2007)
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GOP Hopefuls Face Off for Last Time in Iowa
With the Iowa caucus just weeks away, the Republican presidential candidates debate for one last time. While the tone was polite, a few candidates got in some zingers.
(December 12, 2007)
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PostTalk Extra: Mary Matalin
Mary Matalin, former adviser to Vice President Cheney, talks to Eric Pianin of washingtonpost.com about Republican Fred Thompson's presidential prospects and the role of Thompson's wife Jeri in the campaign.
(November 1, 2007)
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On The Campaign Trail With Fred Thompson
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson left a trail of half-empty coffee cups and barely sipped Diet Pepsis on Sunday as he jumped into the kind of person-to-person political campaigning that New Hampshire voters demand.
(September 10, 2007)
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Fred Thompson Comments On Bin Laden Tape
Fred Thompson learned first-hand Friday how carefully people parse his words now that he's officially running for president. In a morning interview with reporters as his bus rolled through Iowa, Thompson reacted to the discovery of a new Osama bin Laden video by playing down the importance of catching and killing the terrorist leader.
(September 8, 2007)
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Thompson Kick Offs Campaign in Iowa
In his first campaign appearance as a full-fledged candidate, actor-politician Fred Thompson addressed a crowd in Iowa.
(September 6, 2007)
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Former Sen. Fred Thompson Enters Race
After months of testing the waters, former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) jumped into the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
(September 6, 2007)
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PostTalk Extra: Campaign 2008 Primary Plays
Washingtonpost.com's Chris Cillizza sits down with the Post's Dan Balz to consider the effects of the early primaries on frontrunner presidential candidates.
(August 2, 2007)
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PostTalk: Democratic Strategist Bob Shrum
Veteran Democratic consultant Bob Shrum discusses the 2008 Democratic Presidential hopefuls, responds to criticism from John and Elizabeth Edwards, and talks about past campaigns of Al Gore and John Edwards.
(June 18, 2007)
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PostTalk: Gov. Mitt Romney
washingtonpost.com's Chris Cillizza and The Washington Post's Dan Balz sit down with presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) to discuss his stance on immigration, campaign finance and health care in his bid for the Republican nomination.
(June 7, 2007)
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Gov. Mark Sanford on '08 Politics
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) spoke with washingtonpost.com's Chris Cillizza on May 16, 2007, about 2008 GOP campaign politics, and his political future.
(May 17, 2007)
