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The fuss over Fred Thompson keeps percolating. Many Republicans want the former senator and current TV star to run for president. But as the existing GOP field prepares to debate next week in South Carolina, fundamental organizational problems as well as a big speech the former Tennessee senator gave in California recently are raising questions about whether he is the conservatives' savior after all. Since many Republicans are unhappy with the current crop of 10 announced presidential candidates, there's a lot of buzz about whether Thompson will actually enter the race. He is conservative, has a proven record of electability...

Ohio voters favor Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton over other Democratic presidential contenders, although her lead over Sen. Barack Obama has narrowed since January, according to a poll released Thursday. The Quinnipiac University poll also found that former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani leads the Republican contenders among voters in Ohio, which tipped the 2004 election for President Bush. Giuliani is favored by 31 percent of Republicans, compared with 20 percent for Sen. John McCain, 8 percent for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and 6 percent each for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and actor and former Sen. Fred Thompson. On...