Tommy Thompson
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"Tommy George Thompson" is a United States Republican Party (United States)/Republican politician who was a Wisconsin Legislature/state legislator in Wisconsin, and List of Governors of Wisconsin/42nd Governor of Wisconsin from 1987 to 2001 (the longest serving). During his term as Governor he was the Chairman of AMTRAK, the nation's passenger rail service. He served as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services/U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2001 to 2005, appointed by George W. Bush. After his time in the Bush Administration, Thompson was a partner with the law-firm Akin Gump and Chairman of Deloitte/Deloitte's global healthcare practice and has served on the board of 22 other organizations.

Thompson was briefly a candidate for the Tommy Thompson presidential campaign, 2008/U.S. Presidential election in 2008, withdrawing from the race before the primaries. In 2012, he was the United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2012/Republican nominee for the United States Senate seat in Wisconsin, hoping to replace retiring Democrat Herb Kohl, but was defeated by Tammy Baldwin, making it his first state-wide loss.

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Brian really had an excellent day. There were a lot of good players here, and for him to place fourth as a sophomore is great.

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When you use the opportunity to allow the free-market system to work, it has the tendency to drive down costs.

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It was a perfect day for golf. The kids were just about at where I thought they would be score-wise.

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What I'm hearing from some businesses is they are being impacted negatively by the tax.

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We have a real serious problem facing us in America. It's nothing to get real worried about, just be careful. If you are out, make sure you put some mosquito repellent on.

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Corporate America is like everybody — they read it and see it on television but they really can't completely digest it.

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It was good to see Ames and Valley early, because we play them a lot. Quite a few of the teams we went up against will also be in our district later this year.

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It is crucial that we have a full understanding of these dietary supplements, ... By increasing our breadth of knowledge about these supplements, we can give consumers the information they need to make informed decisions about these products.

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We spend $117 billion a year on obesity-related diseases and 300,000 Americans die.

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