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Republicans Thompson & Tancredo Announce Plans to Run for President

HeadlineApr 05, 2007

In other election news, two more Republicans have announced they are running for president. Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson kicked off his campaign on Wednesday in Milwaukee. Thompson served in the Bush administration as the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo has announced he is running largely on an anti-immigrant platform. He has accused his Republican opponents of being too soft on undocumented workers. Two years ago, Tancredo said the Bush administration should consider bombing the Islamic holy city of Mecca if Muslim fundamentalists were to attack the United States again.

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