Another candidate to drop his U.S. presidential bid

Fred Thompson will likely be dropping out of the race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination, U.S. networks report. Thompson, pictured in a SooToday.com photo taken earlier this year, will make a formal announcement as early as tonight.

Fred Thompson will likely be dropping out of the race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination, U.S. networks report.

Thompson, pictured in a SooToday.com photo taken earlier this year, will make a formal announcement as early as tonight.

Thompson is a former U.S. senator for Tennessee, as well as an actor who is best known for his roles in the television show Law & Order and its various spin-offs.

Thompson had positioned himself within the Republican primaries as the most conservative candidate seeking the Republican nomination.

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