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Riding the antiabortion tide

If Fred Thompson, actor and former senator, did change his views on abortion, he's in strong company within the GOP. If Fred Thompson, actor and former senator, did change his views on abortion, he's in strong company within the GOP. (Lawrence Jackson/associated press/file)
By Peter S. Canellos
Globe Columnist / July 17, 2007

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WASHINGTON -- Fred Thompson, the actor and former senator who is positioning himself to run as the true conservative in the presidential race, lobbied the first Bush administration in 1991 on behalf of an abortion-rights group, according to the Los Angeles Times. (Full article: 775 words)

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