Fred Thompson quits presidential race

NAPLES, Fla. - Republican Fred Thompson, the actor-politician who attracted more attention as a potential presidential candidate than as a real one, quit the race for the White House on Tuesday after a string of poor finishes in early primary and caucus states.



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Congressional Quarterly:
Thompson Drops Out of Presidential Race

Actor and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson on Tuesday announced that he was dropping his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
“Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for president of the United States,” Thompson said in a written statement. A spokesman said Thompson is in Nashville today, visiting his mother in the hospital, and had no public events scheduled.


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