The list of former council presidents reads like a roster of the city's famous heavy hitters. Thompson succeeded former Senate majority leader Bob Dole . Former House speaker Tom Foley preceded Dole....

After months of what he called "testing the waters," former U.S. Senator and actor Fred Thompson finally took the plunge into the presidential race the first week of September....

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According to Radio Iowa, Fred Thompson is about to run afoul of a curse that afflicts intelligent people in politics....

This is drivel. The fourth point is supposed to be a threat, but it sounds pro forma. The rest of it is perfect nonsense which leaches away any impact the anemic threat might have had....

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox claims George W. Bush is afraid of horses . Bush's Crawford, Texas, ranch is reportedly "equestrian-free." It's a little shocking....

"'Freddie' makes Thompson sound ridiculous," a user argued. "It's not about making Thompson look silly," another responded....

His great strength was as a communicator, but I think a ot of people have the wrong impression about that....

I can say exactly when I first knew that Fred Dalton Thompson is dangerous. It is 12:07 p.m. on Sunday, September 9th, in Manchester, New Hampshire, just outside a restaurant called Chez Vachon....