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Jim Geraghty over at NRO brings up some more questions regarding the recent L.A. Times hit piece on Fred. Also, a sharp mind in Washington tells me, "if the abortion group isn't willing to produce the invoices they paid the law firm (which will have every [bad word]ing lawyer's name on the bill), they should go to hell." Finally, in the comments on Captain's site, a commenter notes this detail: But Judith DeSarno, who was president of the family planning association in 1991, said Thompson lobbied for the group for several months. At one of the meals, she recalled, Thompson...

Over at Captains Quarters, Captain Ed ponders an interesting question brought forth by one of his readers. Apparently, the only evidence of Fred's work at National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association is a copy of the NFPRHA's board minutes from September 14, 1991 that claims that the group had hired Fred. The big question is, at what point did Fred begin working there? Here's what Captain Ed found. Now a new bit of indirect evidence has been found. Arent Fox brought Thompson into the firm to be "of counsel" in 1991 for his expertise in their lobbying business, including...

It seems that his opponents will go to new lows in order to derail Fred's current rise in the polls. In this piece from the New York Daily News, critics are lashing out at Fred because he did commercials for a company called LifeLock. Apparently the company's co-founder was accused of secretly tapping into people's bank accounts. This is of course makes Fred one of those typical evil dastardly Republicans. But wait... "It's part of his contract at ABC Radio Networks. Like the other on-air talent, they are contractually obligated to do some commercials," said Thompson spokesman Mark Corallo. As...