"It focuses them and makes them buckle down and do the right things in life." At 25, Thompson fought his way to become World Lightweight Boxing Champion.

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

"It's time to do what's right for America's working families and put aside partisanship, stop saying things that aren't true, come together as a nation, pass health insurance reform now this year."

VOA: standard.2009.09.08