Actor and Presidential Candidate Fred Thompson Dead at 73

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Fred Thompson has passed away. I know it's awful, but I heard the Law & Order "duh-duh!" sting in my head when I saw this news. I wasn't particularly stunned or saddened by the news, because I'd assumed he was much older than he really was. He's just one of those guys who seems to have been born old, seems to have looked the same for decades. 73 is not so old, and so, learning that I felt a little sad. It's no spring chicken, but it's not so old, not anymore. Especially not now that I'm watching my odometer spinning past 49.5.  RIP, Mr. Thompson. I'm very glad you were never president, but I liked your acting.

By the way, it's worth noting that if Mr. Thompson had managed to get elected to the presidency and have two terms, he would have been our first president to pass away in office since John F. Kennedy.

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Fred Thompson — ‘Law and Order’ actor and former U.S. Senator — dead at 73
 
Actor, politician and former Republican presidential candidate Sen. Fred Thompson has passed away at the age of 73. The Tennessean newspaper reported Sunday that Thompson died after a recurrence of lymphoma. . .

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Heroes Cancelled, Law & Order Too

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It's not too surprising that Heroes has been cancelled. I watched every episode, but there is no denying that it was running out of gas.  The whole carnival storyline took up way too much time this past season, and to be honest, the show never got its mojo back after the writers' strike.  But I'll miss my weekly dose of heroes, especially Jack Coleman's HRG, and Zachary Quinto's uber-creepy Sylar. RIP, show.

Law & Order isn't a surprise either. It's been on forever, and has had four spin-off series (with one more on the way). It's the kind of show you can drop in on any time, or miss anytime. So the fact that it will be in reruns forever, all over the cable dial, will be like it never went away.

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'Heroes' Canceled

NBC is no longer holding out for 'Heroes.'


According to the Live Feed, the network has officially axed the series, about ordinary people with extraordinary powers, after four seasons.

The news ends a rocky ride for 'Heroes,' which premiered in 2006 to a staggering 14.3 million viewers and a 5.9 rating among adults 18-49, making it NBC's highest-rated fall drama premiere in five years. The show continued to hit ratings gold in subsequent episodes, including its season 2 premiere, which attracted 14.1 million viewers. . .

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Attorney General: Not all Illegal Activities are Crimes

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Really? Maybe Attorney General Michael Mukasey should release a list of laws that are "OK" for us to break, so that we'll know for future reference. Honestly, are Republicans still going to try and pretend that they are the "law and order" party? If there were ever a clearer sign that IOKIYAR (It's OK If You're a Republican), I haven't seen it. And they're still aghast that Bill Clinton lied to Congress about sex? Do we really have to continue taking them seriously?

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Mukasey: No prosecutions in Justice hiring scandal

Former Justice Department officials will not face prosecution for letting improper political considerations drive hirings of prosecutors, immigration judges and other career government lawyers, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Tuesday. . .

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Fred Thompson is Off to Hollywood!

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Presidential ambitions dashed, the only guy in the race that made John McCain look energetic is going back to Hollywood! Sam Waterston has already taken his part on Law & Order, but maybe they can go back to the well for Law & Order: Southern Justice or something.

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Fred Thompson heads back to Hollywood

Former Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson is returning to his career as an actor and signed a deal to be represented by the William Morris Agency, the talent group said on Monday.

Thompson, a former U.S. senator from Tennessee, is best known in the entertainment world for portraying New York District Attorney Arthur Branch on the television crime drama "Law & Order," but has appeared in numerous films and TV shows over the years. . .

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