We have some real political differences among us, but we all share the same goals: clean air and water, injury free workplaces, safe transportation systems, to name a few of the good things that can come from regulation.

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.