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"In many ways, the Romney campaign and the emerging Thompson
campaign are on a collision course when it comes to campaigning for this constituency of conservative Christians," said John C. Green, senior fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

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A new Thompson spokeswoman, Burson Snyder, did not return calls for comment on the billing records Thursday.

The records showed that Thompson billed for 19 hours of work for the family planning group in 1991 and 1992. His efforts included 23 conversations with Judith DeSarno, then the group's president and three with unnamed officials of President George H.W. Bush's administration.

Interesting. Thompson's former spokesman, Mark Corallo, who aggressively defended Thompson a week ago, must have been replaced by Bruson Snyder over the fallout.

23 conversations with the pro-abortion advocacy group? And three more with officials in GHW Bush's administration? That would be hard for me to forget. Unless, I have chronic amnesia or recurrent bouts of tale telling. I refer you back to the exquisite knot.

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The interest gathering behind Thompson has come just as Romney was starting to build a solid lead in the polls in Iowa and New Hampshire, scheduled to be the first two states to hold 2008 nominating contests.

For both men, the battle for religious conservatives is crucial. Many have been unhappy with the party's candidates, including its front-runner in national polls, Rudolph W. Giuliani. The former New York mayor supports abortion rights.

It'll be a battle. With proper exposure of Fred's record, though, the tide will continue to turn.

Update: check out this light-shedding site on Fred