Election 2008: Fred Thompson
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Thompson's Life Awash In Opportunities, Seized With An Actor's Sense Of Timing
It's the kind of story you could write a book about: A 35-year-old single mother of three is fired from her state job after refusing to go along with a scheme to pardon criminals who bribe aides to the governor.
The plot cries out for a good lawyer to save the day. Enter Fred Thompson, 6-foot-5 inches of cigar-chomping Southern gentleman. He saves the day; the woman is vindicated.
Best of all, for a man with a presidential campaign in his future, it is a true story, and someone did write a book about it.
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