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After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood.

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Fred Thompson
Age: 73 †
Born: 1942
Born: August 19
Died: 2015
Died: November 1
Actor
Columnist
Film Actor
Former United States Senator
Lawyer
Lobbyist
Politician
Radio Personality
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Sheffield
Alabama
Freddie Dalton Thompson
Fred Dalton Thompson
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Because John McCain stood up, our country is better off. The respect he is given around the world is not because of a teleprompter speech designed to appeal to American critics abroad but because of decades of clearly demonstrated character and statesmanship.
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Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people.
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If we do not design policies to halt, and then reverse population growth, Nature by default will soon exact a most punishing solution
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That is, while we believe that cost-benefit analysis is an important tool to inform agency decision making, the results of the cost-benefit analysis do not trump existing law
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I think that there is a relatively small number of people who are pushing for independence in Taiwan.
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The Air Force is pulling nine cargo aircraft from military operations to support President Obama's stepped-up visits to campaign events. Good, now he can carry his entire ego with him on the trail.
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The University of North Carolina-Greensboro has ordered a Christian club to allow non-Christians as leaders. While we're at it, let's put high school dropouts in charge of the University.
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Cyberspace is the battlefield of tomorrow... Instead of confronting us head-to-head on the traditional battlefield, adversaries will confront the U.S. at its point of least resistance- our information infrastructure.
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Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the fact the Chinese were involved in our presidential campaign and our congressional campaigns.
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We [The United States] should be prepared to launch a pre-emption strike against Iran to eliminate their nuclear capability.
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While we believe there are fruitful opportunities to update and improve old rules, we do not want to set up a review process that could create a litigation morass.
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Study: 60% of young Americans plan to buy firearms. The other 40% were confused, saying they thought they were free under Obamacare.
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I'm not particularly interested in running for president.
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I know the pundits, they get big bucks for . . . pundating.
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I'd just say the flies get bigger in the summertime. I guess the flies are buzzing.
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We just ask the agency to make reasonable and honest decisions, and the public deserves no less.
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We are always just one successful terrorist attack away from a nuclear disaster.
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