Archive for the 'Fred Thompson' Category

Money Talks. Pro-Life Walks

Friday, July 6th, 2007

Lobbyist Thompson had abortion-rights role
A spokesman for the GOP presidential hopeful denies he did the work, a claim an ex-colleague calls ‘bizarre.’
By Michael Finnegan, Times Staff Writer
6:34 PM PDT, July 6, 2007
Former Tennessee Sen. Fred D. Thompson, who is campaigning for president as a “pro-life” Republican, accepted an assignment from a family-planning group to lobby […]

Not All Would Put a Heroic Sheen on Thompson’s Watergate Role–Headline Boston Globe

Friday, July 6th, 2007

The Boston Globe
By Michael Kranish, Globe Staff | July 4, 2007
WASHINGTON — The day before Senate Watergate Committee minority counsel Fred Thompson made the inquiry that launched him into the national spotlight — asking an aide to President Nixon whether there was a White House taping system — he telephoned Nixon’s lawyer.
Thompson tipped […]

If Fred Thompson is a “Beltway Outsider”…

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Dick ‘n W are spokesmen for the World Wildlife Foundation.
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Fred Thompson defends his lobbying past
By ERIK SCHELZIG, Associated Press WriterTue Jun 26, 5:41 PM ET
Fred Thompson, a likely Republican presidential candidate, on Tuesday defended his work as a Washington lobbyist, telling The Associated Press that lobbying is an important part of life because “government’s […]