http://dir.salon.com/topics/tommy_thompson/?source=rss&aim=tommy_thompson en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST By Mark Benjamin Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/04/va_contract/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/04/va_contract/index.html?source=rss How did a former Bush official win an $800 million Department of Defense contract for his healthcare firm? That's what government watchdogs want to know. By Tim Grieve Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/13/thompson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/13/thompson/index.html?source=rss He said he'd quit the race if he didn't come in first or second in Iowa. How about sixth? By Michael Scherer Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/13/iowa_straw_poll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/13/iowa_straw_poll/index.html?source=rss Mitt Romney's victory in the GOP's Iowa straw poll was a foregone conclusion, but Mike Huckabee's runner-up finish gives his campaign new momentum. By Michael Scherer Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/06/gop_3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/06/gop_3/index.html?source=rss Salon watches the third GOP debate so you don't have to: God frowns on Giuliani, Romney does weird math on Iraq, Thompson proposes a Bush morality tour, and more. By Michael Scherer Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/16/gop_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/16/gop_debate/index.html?source=rss Salon watches the second Republican debate so you don't have to. By Tim Grieve Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/10/iowa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/10/iowa/index.html?source=rss What happens after Iowa? By Walter Shapiro Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/05/15/giuliani_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/05/15/giuliani_debate/index.html?source=rss Will Tommy Thompson make more gaffes -- and will Rudy Giuliani keep tacking back to the left on abortion -- at the second GOP debate tonight? By Joan Walsh Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2007/05/04/who_flipflopped/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2007/05/04/who_flipflopped/index.html?source=rss Tommy Thompson says employers shouldn't be able to fire gays. Hillary Clinton wants to deauthorize the Iraq war. The White House thinks it's OK to talk to Syria. A mind is a wonderful thing to change. By Tim Grieve Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/04/thompson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/04/thompson/index.html?source=rss The GOP presidential candidate said employers should be able to fire people because they're gay. By Michael Scherer Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/04/gop_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/04/gop_debate/index.html?source=rss At the Reagan Library, the GOP's 2008 contenders compete for the Gipper's mantle -- and for the title of Most Macho. By Tim Grieve Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/04/18/thompson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/04/18/thompson/index.html?source=rss Tommy Thompson says fatigue and a cold were behind his claim that moneymaking is "part of the Jewish tradition." By Tim Grieve Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/04/16/thompson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/04/16/thompson/index.html?source=rss GOP presidential hopeful Tommy Thompson says Jews have a "tradition" of making money. By Tim Grieve Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/16/08/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/16/08/index.html?source=rss The former HHS secretary says the country needs a candidate from the Midwest. By Rebecca Traister Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2004/08/31/pro_choice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2004/08/31/pro_choice/index.html?source=rss By Geraldine Sealey Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2004/03/17/mustreads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2004/03/17/mustreads/index.html?source=rss By Christopher Healy Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/10/28/abstinence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/10/28/abstinence/index.html?source=rss Why are some nonprofit organizations that don't agree with the Bush administration's "abstinence only" philosophy repeatedly investigated by the government, while faith-based groups get a free pass? By Louise Witt Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/01/03/christian/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/01/03/christian/index.html?source=rss With its allies now controlling Congress and the White House, the religious right launches a crusade to cleanse America of sin. The first battlefield: Women's bodies. Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/conason/2002/10/23/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/conason/2002/10/23/bush/index.html?source=rss How to tell which GOP candidates are in trouble? Check out the White House travel bill. By Fran Smith Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/05/02/health_gap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/05/02/health_gap/index.html?source=rss A prestigious, congressionally mandated report has found that minority Americans receive glaringly inferior medical care. The Bush response: Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day! By Anthony York Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/10/18/cipro_patent/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/10/18/cipro_patent/index.html?source=rss Activist Jamie Love accuses the Bush administration of putting corporate profits above public safety. By Jennifer Foote Sweeney Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/07/13/wisconsin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/07/13/wisconsin/index.html?source=rss The state Supreme Court gives women a victory over deadbeat dads -- but at the cost of endangering reproductive rights. By Alicia Montgomery Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/01/05/enemies_list/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/01/05/enemies_list/index.html?source=rss Liberal Democrats are gearing up to oppose the president-elect's most conservative choices. Here's a list of the most vulnerable nominees, and their enemies. By Arthur Allen Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/12/29/embryo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/12/29/embryo/index.html?source=rss The HHS nominee supports it, but right-to-lifers want it stopped. By Jake Tapper Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/12/21/abortion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/12/21/abortion/index.html?source=rss Possible Cabinet appointment for pro-life Gov. Tommy Thompson has abortion-rights groups worried. Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/12/21/latest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/12/21/latest/index.html?source=rss Wisconsin's Thompson is picked to head Health and Human Services; New Jersey's Whitman will run the EPA.