Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
Fred Dalton Thompsonwas an American politician, actor, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, and radio host. Thompson, a Republican, served in the United States Senate representing Tennessee from 1994 to 2003, as well as a GOP presidential candidate in 2008...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth19 August 1942
CitySheffield, AL
CountryUnited States of America
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The problem is that agencies sometimes lose sight of common sense as they create regulations.
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We just ask the agency to make reasonable and honest decisions, and the public deserves no less.
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We, as a nation, cannot wait for the Pearl Harbor of the information age. We must increase our vigilance to tackle this problem before we are hit with a surprise attack.
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I'm more concerned that if he goes, he's going to ... make agreements to transfer additional technology. It's been reported that he's thinking in those terms,
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I'm just going to switch jobs with (Kawaguchi),
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I'm talking about using the authority of your office to encourage them to do the right thing. I would call on you to do, as you've done before, and call on an independent counsel yourself,
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a right and duty to ask tough questions.
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We missed him, but I don't think the outcome would have been any different.
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There is nothing in there that I can say is going to be earth-shattering or reveals something that people don't already know. But I think the bits and pieces of my life during that period are well represented.
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During this last encounter, John McCain became the leading voice on this issue in Washington, D.C., including the White House, ... the fact of the matter is that he took a strong position early on because he was able to analyze it and he had the courage to go forward with it, and he turned out to be right, which always helps.
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We did a much better job this game staying in it mentally,
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Eastern positioned themselves well in both overtimes. At that time there were two very tired teams on the field, but we stayed mentally tough, ... Our effort was fantastic throughout the weekend.
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You have a lot of troubling questions ... You have some significant policy matters being determined in the midst of some very questionable activity involving a foreign government -- involving the very government that he is planning on visiting. So I don't think it's bad to stop and reassess that at this point,
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Every member of the Senate ought to have to step up to the plate and announce where they stand on each of these articles ... That's what I intend to press for,