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Bill Frist, former Senate majority leader and conservative Republican, is pushing for more federal dollars to help children in developing countries improve their chance of survival. Too bad he wouldn't do the same for American children.

Fred D. Thompson, likes to compare himself to Ronald Reagan. And the similarities are there - conservative, Republican, former actor, 20-years experience as a lobbyist ... oops, how that get in there. Just forget Thompson was a long-term lobbyist, please.

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