differently than his predecessor. dana bash reporting. thank you. in hollywood, he s known as the gruff district attorney arthur branch. in washington, haae s remembere for his common sense approach to politi politics. fred thaompson died on sunday following a recurrence of lymphoma. he was elected to fill al gore s senate seat in 1994 before winning a full term on his own. he briefly ran for president in 2008. thompson appealed in several films but was best known for the tv role on law and order. thompson was 73 years old. good morning. i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. the republican presidential candidates are going head to head with the press and the republican national committee. they re demanding more control over future debates. it s all a part of the backlash following the cnbc debate. candidates cite si s criticized