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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Fred Thompson, a folksy former Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee who appeared in feature films and television including a role on "Law & Order," died Sunday, his family said.

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In 1994, Fred Thompson, a longtime lobbyist, exchanged his business suits for a plaid shirt and a red pickup truck. His new, folksy "outsider"... 'Outsider' Image Worked Before for Thompson On ...

Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson, who straddled the worlds of Hollywood and Washington during a long career in the public eye, has died of lymphoma at 73. "It is with a heavy heart and a deep sense of ...