Word: thompson
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With former Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) officially in the race and painting himself as Reagan reheated, Giuliani’s lead has slipped but lingers still. The resilience of the former mayor’s candidacy in the evangelical community has revealed for certain something the rest of America only suspected: that even the Bible Belt would unbuckle and do drag to keep its foot in the White House door...
...while ideally parents should be responsible for transmitting information and values to their children, the school has a responsibility to children whose parents can't or won't do so. One committee member, Sarah Thompson, mother of an eighth grader, admitted that the proposal made her "uncomfortable," but she understood the need. "I know I've done my job as a parent," Thompson said. "[But there] may be a time when she doesn't feel comfortable coming to me [and] not all these kids have a strong parental advocate at home...
...email to staff, BBC Director-General Mark Thompson said the job cuts - part of a six-year reform plan to cover a $4.8 billion funding shortfall - would be achieved primarily by integrating existing programming. Currently, separate journalists and producers from various radio and television stations often cover the same topic. BBC employees will soon be required to work across all media to help reduce this duplication. The BBC will close 2,500 job posts in the next six years while creating 700 posts, resulting in a net loss of 1,800 staff...
...Defending the cuts, Thompson said they were necessary to prevent the BBC from "drifting steadily into irrelevance". Thompson said the BBC also plans to sell its Television Center in west London, which has been the production hub of the 85-year-old pillar of British society since the 1960s. It will also begin accepting advertising on its hugely popular website, bbc.com...
...nuclear facilities, he responded, "Well, you sit down with your attorneys..." For a Republican, that's something like a Democrat saying, "Well, maybe we should overturn Roe v. Wade and turn abortion over to the states." Also, he is a Mormon, which many religious conservatives consider a cult. Fred Thompson seems to be performing a quarter-hearted presidential-campaign drop-by, living proof that not all actors can play charming. He's another divorc?, and was once, among other things, a lobbyist for the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association...