“Roe v. Wade was bad law and bad medical science”
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Fred Thompson
Freddie Dalton Thompson was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2003. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2008 United States presidential election.
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Born 19 August 1942 · Died 1 November 2015 · Q298016
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2026· 5 entries
“I wanted to be sure that the White House was fully aware of what was to be disclosed so that it could take appropriate action.”
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Charleston Grit: EVENT: Church Wars by Fred Thompson - Thu, Aug 27, 7:30 PM
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The Guardian: ‘I shot Mr Thompson’: Luigi Mangione describes his planning and the killing of health insurance CEO
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The Guardian: Luigi Mangione admits shooting healthcare CEO Brian Thompson and pleads guilty on federal charges – as it happened
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2016· 1 entry
Dollars) in back pay and ordered her reinstatement
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2015· 2 entries
Died 2015-11-01.
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ABC7: Fred Thompson, former U.S. Senator and actor, dies at age 73
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2014· 1 entry
Appeared in the film Persecuted, focusing on religious freedom, government surveillance, and censorship
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2009· 2 entries
Took over Westwood One's East Coast noon time slot, hosting the talk radio program The Fred Thompson Show, after Bill O'Reilly ended The Radio Factor
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Returned to acting with a guest appearance on the ABC television series Life on Mars, and as William Jennings Bryan in the TV movie Alleged (2010), based on the Scopes Monkey Trial
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2008· 2 entries
After attracting little support in the early primaries, he confirmed that he had withdrawn from the presidential race
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Campaign: 2008 presidential election.
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2007· 8 entries
KCRW: Fred Thompson Makes It Official
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Thompson made his candidacy official, announcing on The Tonight Show that "I'm running for president of the United States" and running an ad during a Republican presidential candidates' debate on Fox News
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But unlike most candidate exploratory groups, Thompson's organized as a 527 group
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Asked to be released from the Law & Order role, potentially in preparation for a presidential bid
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Thompson appeared on Fox News Sunday to discuss the possibility of a 2008 candidacy for the presidency
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During his presidential campaign, Thompson said, "I'm glad all of this has finally caused someone to read my Watergate book, even though it's taken them over 30 years
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Thompson stated, "I have had no illness from it, or even any symptoms
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Again paused his acting career in order to pursue political options, this time stepping back from acting in order to accommodate a potential campaign for the presidency
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2006· 2 entries
Signed on with ABC News Radio to serve as senior analyst and vacation replacement for Paul Harvey
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Served on the advisory board of the legal defense fund for I
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2004· 1 entry
“I have had no illness from it, or even any symptoms. My life expectancy should not be affected. I am in remission, and it is very treatable with drugs if treatment is needed in the future—and with no debilitating side effects.”
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2003· 1 entry
Was for the London-based reinsurance company Equitas Ltd
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2002· 3 entries
Thompson's daughter Elizabeth "Betsy" Thompson Panici died from a brain injury resulting from cardiac arrest after what was determined to be an accidental overdose of prescription drugs
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Thompson joined the cast of the NBC television series Law & Order, starring as Manhattan District Attorney Arthur Branch
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During the final months of his Senate term, Thompson joined the cast of the NBC television series Law & Order, playing conservative District Attorney Arthur Branch, a role that he would ultimately portray for the next fi
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2001· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2001–2003).
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1999· 2 entries
The Senate voted on the Clinton impeachment
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Career landmark: United States senator (1999–2001).
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1997· 2 entries
But was reduced to ranking minority member when the Democrats took control of the Senate in 2001
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Career landmark: United States senator (1997–1999).
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1996· 2 entries
Thompson was a member of the Committee on Governmental Affairs when the committee investigated the alleged Chinese attempts to influence American politics
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Thompson was re-elected to a full term by 436,617 votes, defeating Democratic attorney Houston Gordon of Covington, Tennessee, even as Bill Clinton and running mate Al Gore narrowly carried the state by less than three p
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1995· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1995–1997).
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1994· 2 entries
Career landmark: United States senator (1994–1995).
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In 1994, Thompson was elected to finish the remaining two years of Al Gore's unexpired U
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1991· 2 entries
Thompson made a telephone call to White House Chief of Staff John H
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And 1992 on behalf of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, a family planning group trying to ease a George H
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1990· 1 entry
Was cast as Ed Trudeau, the head of Dulles Airport, in the action sequel Die Hard 2, as Rear Admiral Painter in The Hunt for Red October, and as Big John, the President of NASCAR, in the movie Days of Thunder (pattern
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1977· 1 entry
Thompson represented Marie Ragghianti, a former Tennessee Parole Board chair, who had been fired for refusing to release felons after they had bribed aides to Democratic Governor Ray Blanton to obtain clemency
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1973· 1 entry
Thompson was appointed minority counsel to assist the Republican senators on the Senate Watergate Committee, a special committee convened by the U
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1972· 1 entry
And was minority counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee in its investigation of the Watergate scandal (1973–1974)
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1969· 1 entry
Career landmark: Assistant United States Attorney (1969–1972).
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1967· 1 entry
Studied at Vanderbilt University, Juris Doctor (1967).
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1964· 1 entry
Studied at University of Memphis, Bachelor of Arts (1964).
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1942· 2 entries
At Colbert County Hospital (now Helen Keller Memorial Hospital) in Sheffield, Alabama
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Born 1942-08-19.
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1919· 1 entry
And who died in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, on May 27, 1990
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