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Thompson drops out of GOP race
Republican Fred Thompson has quit the presidential race, according to a statement. Full story
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Looking back at the historic race
Nov. 5: NBC News offers a retrospective of the historic 2008 race for the White House.
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Thompson: 'I got' a ticket out of Iowa
Jan. 4: MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell talks with Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson.
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His own words
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Why Right to Life likes Thompson
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Cartoons: Thompson
MSNBC.com's editorial cartoonists weigh in on Thompson's candidacy.
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Slide show: The role of a lifetime
The career of Fred Thompson, on and off screen, in and out of the Senate.

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