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Fred Thompson, the folksy former US senator from Tennessee and Hollywood actor, has died after losing a battle to lymphoma Hydro Flask 32 OZ Wide Mouth Pas Cher , his family said. He was 73.
"It is with a heavy heart and deep sense of grief that we share the passing of our brother, husband, father and grandfather who died peacefully in Nashville surrounded by his family," the family said in a statement.
The Republican jumped back and forth between acting and politics. His eight-year tenure in the Senate ended in 2003.
Born in Alabama, Thompson first married at 17 and studied law.
As an attorney, he helped press the investigation that led to to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Thompson served as chief Republican counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee that investigated Nixon.
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Thompson ran for the Republican presidential nomination of 2008 but dropped out after failing to gain enough traction.
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BLOOD and guts fantasy epic "Game of Thrones" is tipped to triumph on Sunday as the most successful show ever at the coveted Emmy Awards, television's equivalent of the Oscars.
The HBO series already has nine statuettes from last weekend's Creative Arts Emmys, which mainly reward behind-the-scenes personnel, giving it a total haul over the years of 35 -- more than any other drama series.
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HBO's saga about noble families vying for control of the Iron Throne is the odds-on favorite in the coveted best drama category according to Gold Derby, a website pooling experts' awards predictions.
It is also ahead in the supporting actor, supporting actress and directing categories, and is running a close second in drama writing behind cyber-security thriller "Mr Robot."
If the prize-giving goes as expected, "Game of Thrones" would be the most-awarded narrative series since the first Television Academy prize-giving in 1949.
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"With all the nominations it has in those five categories, it's going to take home at least three trophies, and break the record."
The all-time Emmy list of winners -- which includes non-fiction -- is topped by NBC comedy sketch show "Saturday Night Live," with 44 awards.
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FX's hotly-tipped "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" has 13 nominations -- more than any other show -- in multiple categories on Sunday, having already won four technical Emmys.
Its victory for best limited series is seen as the surest thing of the night while Sarah Paulson and Courtney B. Vance are expected to be rewarded for their acclaimed portrayals of sparring attorneys Marcia Clark and Johnnie Cochran.
Sterling K. Brown is odds on for his supporting actor role while Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszeski lead a writing category in which three of the six episodes nominated are from "The People v. O.J. Simpson."
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"But you never know if something is going to be a hit. Anyone who says that is a liar."
FX's acclaimed spy drama "The Americans" could pull some surprises at Sunday's ceremony, hosted by funnyman Jimmy Kimmel, with Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell seen as popular outside bets for best actor and actress in a drama.
