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Fred Thompson is the contractually obligated pitchman for a credit repair company with a sketchy past. Meanwhile, Thompson's equivocal answers on abortion were not just limited to one questionnaire. Colin Powell might endorse a Democrat in '08; he's met twice with Barack Obama. The Los Angeles Times is soon to be out with a poll with very bad national numbers for John McCain. The ONE Vote campaign to end poverty launches today, with Tom Daschle and Bill First in the catbird's seat.

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