Read about Saturday’s Cookeville Rally for Fred:

Supporters held a rally to urge former U.S. senator and actor Fred Thompson to run for president today.

About 300 people gathered for the rally in Cookeville. They said it was the first organized rally to draft the star of N-B-C’s “Law and Order” for the 2008 race.

Supporters say they are unhappy with the leading Republican candidates so far.

Chattanooga Republican U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp told the crowd Thompson can win the nomination and then the election by drawing in Democrats and independents.

Wamp said Thompson will talk at Republican gatherings around the country next month. He could decide whether to run in June.

Read the full article here.

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