Ex-Cabinet official joins the GOP field
From Times Wire Reports
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy G. Thompson joined the crowded field seeking the Republican presidential nomination, saying he is the “reliable conservative” in the race. Thompson, Health and Human Services secretary during President Bush’s first term, said on ABC’s “This Week” that he felt “very, very optimistic.”
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