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Rick Moran from American Thinker has graded the Presidential candidates on their responses to the crisis in Pakistan. Fred Thompson was one of only two Republicans to get an “A”:
Fred Thompson conveyed a grasp of the nuclear issue and tied the assassination to the larger War against extremists.
Meanwhile, Huckabee received a “D” as he continues […]

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h/t to Fred Thompson News

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From the Los Angeles Times
The GOP candidate now supports a trade embargo against the island nation, a stance sure to satisfy hard-line Cuban exiles.
December 11, 2007
MIAMI — As governor of Arkansas five years ago, Mike Huckabee joined a bipartisan chorus of politicians who concluded that the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba was bad for businesses. […]

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From Fred Thompson’s Blog:
The new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran’s Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities doesn’t change my view of that we need to restrain Iran. The NIE confirms that as recently as the fall of 2003, Iran was covertly working to develop nuclear weapons. Perhaps they have since halted their […]

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The Sundries Shack:
Pajamas Media got to sit down with Thompson for a while and talk to him in depth about terrorism and the war we’re fighting against the Islamists. It’s a good interview and he said a lot of things that just make good sense to me.

The Scratching Post:
it’s another great […]

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I thought Fred handled himself very well. He remains true his beliefs and has not wavered or flip-flopped during the campaign.
So, how do you think he did? Leave a comment below and let me know what you thought.
Here are some highlights from the Meet the Press interview:

On the crisis in Pakistan:
I’d be saying learn as […]

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McLean, VA  - Senator Fred Thompson issued the following statement today:
“During last night’s debate in New Hampshire, I was appalled that none of the leading Democrats would stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself against Iran–a country intent on acquiring nuclear weapons and whose leader has vowed to wipe Israel off the map.  A […]

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Listen to Fred Thompson on Bill Bennett’s Morning in America.
Fred and Mr. Bennett talk about how we should deal with Ahmadinejad and his visit to New York. Senator Thompson also talks about how the campaign is going and how his conservative values have not changed since he was first elected to the Senate in 1994.

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Read the press release on Fred08.com
“I find it ironic that Iran’s president accepted an invitation to speak at Columbia University, since students who dissent on Iranian campuses are not met with debate, they are met by a gun and imprisonment.  A few months ago, eight college students were imprisoned in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison for […]

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Watch the video.

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You must really ask yourself why Clinton affiliates continue to attack Fred Thompson? Giuliani is the front runner right now, so why do they attack Senator Thompson? My only conclusion is that they are afraid of running against him because they know they can beat Giuliani.
Yesterday, the pro-Clinton New York Times, published a vague story, […]

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The text of Senator Thompson’s speech at the Policy Exchange in London is available here.

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Fred Thompson, the actor and former Tennessee senator who is expected to announce next month he is running for president, flew to London on Monday to meet Margaret Thatcher and deliver a foreign policy speech, his advisers tell The Politico.
Thompson’s advisers aim to use the London events to bolster his foreign policy credentials and […]

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