That is, while we believe that cost-benefit analysis is an important tool to inform agency decision making, the results of the cost-benefit analysis do not trump existing law.

Thompson's daughter Elizabeth "Betsy" Thompson Panici died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs on January 30 2002. Thompson was not a candidate for re-election in 2002. Ratings

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Senate term in 2002 Thompson joined the cast of the long-running NBC television series Law & Order playing Manhattan District Attorney Arthur Branch. He has frequently portrayed governmental figures.