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RIP: Fred Thompson (age 73)

Fred Thompson has died, from USA Today [1]:

NASHVILLE — Fred Thompson, a former U.S. senator for Tennessee, GOP presidential candidate, Watergate attorney and longtime Law and Order star, has died.

Thompson, 73, died on Sunday from after a recurrence of lymphoma, according to a statement issued by his family.

The man did the impossible. He got the unanimous support of the Bitsblog editorial board, but did not get elected President.