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.

Thompson died after a recurrence of lymphoma, according to a statement. — -- Former U.S. Senator and actor Fred Thompson has died at the age of 73, after a recurrence of lymphoma, according to a ...

March 8 -- A little more than a month after the sudden death of his daughter, Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson announced today that he will retire from political office at the end of this year, when ...

LITTLE ROCK — There are those inclined to sneer that Fred Thompson ultimately has not much more than Hollywood star power going for him. Could be. But then, Americans didn't elect Ronald Reagan simply ...

WASHINGTON — By day, he’s U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson, a Republican from Tennessee. By night, he’s Arthur Branch, the new DA on the hit show “Law & Order.” Although he won’t retire from office until Jan.

A crowd of about 200 people waited for more than an hour and a half to hear actor, former presidential candidate and former Sen. Fred Thompson lecture on the current state of American politics at ...

In honor of former Tennessee Senator and fake tee-vee D.A. Fred Thompson's brief moment back in the spotlight (here's a hint: he used the words "Obama" and "fail" in the same sentence), here's a ...

Fred Thompson aired the first negative television ad in the 2008 Republican presidential campaign race, using the CNN/YouTube debate Wednesday to deliver a double broadside against Mitt Romney and ...

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Thompson first made a name in Washington politics three decades ago when he served as minority counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee. Thompson, who was 30 at the time, was appointed to the ...