Topic: Fred Thompson (Politician)

Republicans sought to re-energize their White House campaign, as President George W. Bush threw his weight behind John McCain pledging he was " "After losing precious time ahead of the November 4 elections due to Hurricane Gustav, Republicans stormed back into the ...

Republicans seek to energize White House campaign

Republicans sought to rally voters around John McCain and re-energize their White House campaign after losing precious time in the battle to beat the Democrats.As the clock ticks on the November 4 elections, Republicans aimed to put their bid for the presidency ...
Republicans try to get focus off Palin questions, onto McCainRepublicans faced the same problem during the second night of their convention Tuesday as Democrats did a week earlier: "It is ironic that on a night that is supposed to be about `who ...
Republicans belatedly launch their effort Tuesday to showcase John McCain to millions of American voters, after first trying to quell a storm over his shock running mate pick Sarah Palin.The Republican National Convention here will spotlight McCain's heroic biography as a Vietnam ...
Another week, another political "country first" convention. This week kicks off the Republican National Convention that will see the nomination of John McCain for President and Sarah Palin for Vice-President, though the schedule is in flux with Hurricane Gustav that has landed ...

Republican convention to get back to politics

The Republican National Convention will get back to politics Tuesday after its curtailment by Hurricane Gustav, including a video link-up with President George W. Bush, party officials said.A decision to go ahead was made early Tuesday morning after consultation with federal officials ...
America doesn't need change so much as it needs to be heading in the right direction, according to former Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson.. Thompson, a former senator from Tennessee, gave delegates to the National Right to Life Convention a lecture on ...
Senator Barack Obama from Illinois made his politically correct purchase last summer, shortly after being outed for contradictions between his public exhortations and his private behavior. At a speech in May 2007 before the captains of industry at the Detroit Economic Club, ...

DHS deputy secretary confirmed

The Senate today confirmed Paul Schneider as the Homeland Security Department's deputy secretary, where he will manage the department's daily operations and continue to be involved in DHS' presidential transition planning. Schneider has been acting deputy secretary for the past seven months. ...
Reagan Appeal In many ways, it makes sense that Fred Thompson would appeal to Republican activists looking for a new Ronald Reagan. But an incident early in Thompson's Presidential campaign showed that being compared with an iconic figure like Reagan has its ...