http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Fred_Thompson_PoliticianFind stories, videos, and photos about Fred Thompson (Politician) from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:40:25 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/US/03/18/rtr.homedefenders/tztop.thompson.rtr.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Fred_Thompson_Politician14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Fred Thompson (Politician) from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/rtr.homedefenders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/rtr.homedefenders/index.html#cnnSTCTextOlive Thompson's living room is filled with dozens of delicate glass figurines: swans, angels, Asian dolls. She has spent the past five years fixing this house. The bedroom is pink, the kitchen dotted with red pots and pans.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/19/huckabee.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/19/huckabee.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said Wednesday he's not trying to settle old scores with his onetime GOP rival Mitt Romney, despite sharply criticizing the former Massachusetts governor in a book out earlier this week.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/14/king.missouri.race/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/14/king.missouri.race/index.html#cnnSTCTextOllie James is 84 years old and a doubter no more.Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/03/palin.track.record/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/03/palin.track.record/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen she played basketball in high school, Sarah Palin, the soon-to-be Republican vice presidential nominee, earned the nickname "Sarah barracuda" for her fierce competitiveness.Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/rnc.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/rnc.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublicans launched their first night of full-scale conventioneering Tuesday by praising party standard-bearer John McCain's experience and attacking Democratic rival Barack Obama.Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/thompson.convention/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/thompson.convention/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Sen. Fred Thompson vehemently defended the selection of Sarah Palin for vice president Tuesday garnering huge applause from the crowd at the Republican National Convention.Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/thompson.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/thompson.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee spoke to the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night. Here is the text of the speech:Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:55:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/ncaa/specials/ncaa_tourney/2008/03/18/thompson0324/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/ncaa/specials/ncaa_tourney/2008/03/18/thompson0324/index.htmlTo understand why Georgetown coach John Thompson III regards basketball the way he does -- as an accretion of details and small remediations -- it's worth revisiting a February night in Providence in 1988. Back then Thompson served as Princeton's senior co-captain, and the Tigers led Brown by two points with seconds to play. As he prepared to inbound under his own basket, Thompson began to experience what he calls "the loneliest feeling in basketball."Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/05/irpt.supertues/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/05/irpt.supertues/index.html#cnnSTCTextI-Reporters across the country are going to the polls on Super Tuesday -- or at least they're trying to.Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:25:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1709370,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1709370,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe former Senator remains on the ballot and could win delegates in his home stateSat, 02 Feb 2008 23:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/24/huckabee.florida/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/24/huckabee.florida/index.html#cnnSTCTextMike Huckabee is working hard to keep his "scrappy little army" on the march, but with a disappointing second-place finish in South Carolina and in the middle of a resource-draining fight in Florida, the former Arkansas governor is having difficulties keeping his troops moving forward.Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/22/thompson.out/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/22/thompson.out/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Sen. Fred Thompson on Tuesday ended his run for the presidency, coming off the heels of a disappointing third-place finish in South Carolina's GOP primary and heading into the showdown state of Florida next week.Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:02:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1705520,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1705520,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe TV star and former Senator ends a run for the presidency that was scuttled by the candidate's own apparent apathyMon, 21 Jan 2008 03:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/19/sc.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/19/sc.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextArizona Sen. John McCain gained an important victory Saturday in the South Carolina Republican primary, but exit polls indicate he made few inroads into the conservative heart of the Republican Party.Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/17/election08.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/17/election08.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextReacting to criticism by his own party that he is too liberal, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is highlighting his conservative, evangelical Southern credentials to South Carolina primary voters.Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/16/gop.sc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/16/gop.sc/index.html#cnnSTCTextMitt Romney's much-needed Michigan win leveled the Republican presidential campaign's playing field.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/13/thompson.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/13/thompson.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor months, much of the finger-pointing over negative campaigning in the Republican presidential race has been directed at Mitt Romney. Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/11/thompson.sc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/11/thompson.sc/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's win or go home time for Fred Thompson, and he finally appears to be responding to the challenge by shedding his laid-back campaigning style and aggressively attacking his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination.Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/04/iowa.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/04/iowa.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextMike Huckabee needed incredible turnout from self-described evangelical voters Thursday to win Iowa. Hillary Clinton was counting on capturing the women's vote to carry the day.Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:59:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1698682,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1698682,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhile Huckabee and Romney work to win the caucus, McCain, Thompson and Giuliani hope their tough talk on war and immigration can ensure a respectable third-place finishFri, 28 Dec 2007 03:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/19/sc.gov/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/19/sc.gov/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn South Carolina, the question still lingers: Could an eleventh hour endorsement for president by Mark Sanford, the state's Republican governor, put a GOP hopeful over the top?Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:42:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1695345,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1695345,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAmid Romney's hopes and Huckabee's surge, he's the forgotten conservative in Iowa's race. But a 15-day campaign blitz is keeping the former Tennessee Senator optimisticMon, 17 Dec 2007 16:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/09/sc.race/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/09/sc.race/index.html#cnnSTCTextFred Thompson stood in the middle of a gun shop in Greer, South Carolina, this week, trying to sum up the Republican race for the White House.Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/thompson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/thompson/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson Monday said he didn't need to apologize for his faith, despite concerns from Christian conservatives that he does not express his religious beliefs enough on the campaign trail.Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/29/debate.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/29/debate.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextFred 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 Mike Huckabee.Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:12:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1687173,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1687173,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHe's getting his act together, and moving his campaign along. But did he waste too much time to have an effect?Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1684194,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1684194,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: A Democratic report estimates that war costs could reach a stunning $3.5 trillion. But the bigger problem is how the military budget is being spent Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/13/thompson.endorsement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/13/thompson.endorsement/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe National Right to Life Committee, a key anti-abortion group, endorsed Fred Thompson for president Tuesday, saying the former senator was the best candidate to beat Republican front-runner Rudy Giuliani.Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/12/thompson.endorsement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/12/thompson.endorsement/index.html#cnnSTCTextGOP presidential hopeful Fred Thompson will get the endorsement of the National Right to Life Committee, three GOP sources told CNN.Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/09/gop.candidates.sc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/09/gop.candidates.sc/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree front-runners for the Republican nomination brought three very different campaign styles to South Carolina this week, ping-ponging around the Palmetto State trying to win over the crucial mass of primary voters still unsure about which Republican is the "real" conservative in the race.Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:46:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1681044,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1681044,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhat does the fact the people are searching online for Hillary Clinton's recipes and shots of Rudy Giuliani in drag mean for the presidential race?Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1674340,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1674340,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe conservative's strong showing at the Values Voters summit reveals a split between leaders and the rank and fileMon, 22 Oct 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/22/gop.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/22/gop.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican presidential candidates intensified their fight over which one has the true conservative credentials in a sometimes contentious debate Sunday night.Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/20/romney.values/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/20/romney.values/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney narrowly won a straw poll of mostly Christian conservative voters at the Family Research Council's Values Voters Summit held this weekend in the nation's capital.Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/16/schneider.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/16/schneider.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextFred Thompson got into the Republican race with great expectations. And sure enough, just after he got in last month, polling showed Thompson and Rudy Giuliani were just about tied for front-runner.Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:13:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/10/magazines/fortune/whitford_thompson.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/10/magazines/fortune/whitford_thompson.fortune/index.htmHere's my anonymously sourced, second-hand Fred Thompson story that confirms the conventional wisdom. Takes place at a dinner in Washington last winter. Thompson is sitting next to a Hollywood insider who asks him, Why weren't you interested in being president of the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America)? Look, Thompson says. Dick Wolf (creator of "Law and Order") pays me a lot of money to work two days a week. Why would I work for less money and work six days a week? Okay, says the insider, I get that. Then a few weeks later comes the news that Thompson wants to be president of the United States.Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/10/GOP.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/10/GOP.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextAll eyes were on Fred Thompson in his GOP presidential debate debut, but the most heated exchanges were between Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney in attacks on each other's fiscal records.Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1670157,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1670157,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThough unsteady at times, the newest GOP candidate survived his first debate well enough to keep his campaign aliveWed, 10 Oct 2007 22:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/09/thompson.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/09/thompson.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile all eyes were on Fred Thompson, the most heated exchanges during Tuesday's GOP presidential debate occurred between Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney, as they attacked each other's fiscal records.Wed, 10 Oct 2007 05:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/08/thompson.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/08/thompson.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe main event during Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate in Michigan is Fred Thompson's debate debut.Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/01/campaign.cash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/01/campaign.cash/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama raised at least $20 million for his presidential campaign during the third quarter of 2007, his campaign announced Monday. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/29/candidates.money/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/29/candidates.money/index.html#cnnSTCTextCall it a mad dash for campaign cash.Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/26/nh.gop.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/26/nh.gop.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's a dead heat in New Hampshire, according to a new poll of likely New Hampshire Republican primary voters.Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/24/trump.bush/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/24/trump.bush/index.html#cnnSTCTextDonald Trump has some advice for President Bush if he wants a Republican to win the White House: Hide. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/12/schneider.split.race/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/12/schneider.split.race/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe're seeing a split-level campaign. The national campaign is mostly about celebrity. Hillary Clinton is the best-known contender. She has a solid lead among Democrats nationally, where she leads runner-up Barack Obama 46 to 23 percent in a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/13/mccain.south.carolina/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/13/mccain.south.carolina/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the summer of 2006, when Sen. John McCain was the early front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, he began assembling what was supposed to be an unparalleled political organization in South Carolina.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/11/gop.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/11/gop.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextDays after he officially jumped into the Republican race for the White House, former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson finds himself in a statistical dead heat with Rudy Giuliani, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Tuesday.Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:29:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1660434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1660434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an unlikely place to launch a bid to become leader of the free world, but Fred Thompson isn't the first 2008 presidential candidate to kick off his or her campaign in a non-traditional settingMon, 10 Sep 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/06/thompson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/06/thompson/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Fred Thompson officially hits the campaign trail, he's making a pitch to conservative Republicans nervous that the 2008 presidential race could lead to a Democratic president -- and even one named Clinton.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1659004,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1659004,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhile his competition debates, the actor/senator will jump into the race from Jay Leno's couch Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/05/thompson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/05/thompson/index.html#cnnSTCTextFred Thompson is banking on the idea that it's better to be late than to be one of the other guys. Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/04/romney.thompson.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/04/romney.thompson.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextMitt Romney on Monday dismissed concerns he's too nice to be a viable presidential candidate, making his point by taking a swipe at soon-to-announce GOP rival Fred Thompson.Tue, 04 Sep 2007 03:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/27/thompson.truck.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/27/thompson.truck.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextFred Thompson's old pickup truck sits behind his mother's house in a Nashville suburb, more than a dozen years after it was credited with helping him win his first bid for public office.Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/21/thompson.obama.vfw/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/21/thompson.obama.vfw/index.html#cnnSTCTextFred Thompson, the all-but-announced Republican presidential candidate, suggested Tuesday that the nation was in denial when it comes to the threat of terrorism.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/22/candidates.iraq.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/22/candidates.iraq.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocratic Sen. Barack Obama said the recent increase in American troops in Iraq may well have helped tamp down violence, but he insisted there is no military solution to the country's problems and U.S. forces should be redeployed soon.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1654125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1654125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe unofficial candidate for the G.O.P. nomination visits the state fair and tries to play coy Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/31/thompson.money/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/31/thompson.money/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe high-flying, but unofficial campaign of former Sen. Fred Thompson raised $3.4 million in June, not the kind of "blow-them-away" money some of the Tennessee Republican's supporters had hoped.Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/30/thompson.schneider/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/30/thompson.schneider/index.html#cnnSTCTextHave we been hearing good news or bad news about Fred Thompson's campaign? The answer is yes.Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:17:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1647164,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1647164,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHis party is in a funk, and there's no clear front-runner for the nomination. Can the actor-politician meet great expectations?Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:50:00 EDT