"I have withdrawn my candidacy for president of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort". This is part of a short statement that ended the presidential hopes of actor and former senator Fred Thompson.
This statement was not unexpected, as the media had been mumbling about the possibility of him withdrawing since last week. It now narrows the field, but no rider is yet seen as winning all the races.
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As a postscript, I see that the BBC was quick to take Fred Thompson's name off the drop down "Pick a Candidate" menu. They now have space to replace him on the Poll Tracker with Ron Paul's name. Any bets on when this will happen?
The nationalised railway loses too much money with poor service
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The present debate about whether to nationalise the railway overlooks one
crucial fact. In 2002 Labour did nationalise all the track, signals and
stations ...
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