Presidential hopeful John McCain said Thursday during a fundraising stop in Mississippi that Fred Thompson would make a viable Republican candidate, but he didn’t express concern that his former Senate colleague would siphon off votes in the GOP primary.
Thompson, a former senator from Tennessee and “Law & Order” actor, seems poised to announce a run in 2008, and would join a field of Republican candidates led by McCain, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
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Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability
The bill passed on Thursday would reduce regulations, regulate corporate investors and expand how housing dollars can be used to build affordable homes and rentals.
