Former presidential candidate Fred Thompson on Friday denied a charge by Mike Huckabee that he was urged to stay in the 2008 race to help split the vote for Sen. John McCain. "There's not one shred of truth to it," Thompson told Fox News.

Fred Thompson, a 2008 candidate for president, threw his hat in the ring for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Thompson first explained what his criteria were in making his decision. “The way I view the strength of these

(CNN) — Former Sen. Fred Thompson, the real life lawyer perhaps best known for playing one on television, announced his endorsement of Newt Gingrich Monday evening.

Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN), who ran for president against Mitt Romney in 2008, has offered a full-throated endorsement to Newt Gingrich. On Hannity Monday night, Thompson laid out his case for Gingrich….

Romney finished a distant fourth in the state in 2008, behind even Fred Thompson. Out of the four early-voting GOP states, South Carolina always represented Romney's greatest challenge. But why, if Romney was not to prevail, was it Newt Gingrich — and