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[[Image:Thad Cochran.jpg|right|thumb|Thad Cochran]]

Thad Cochran (born December 7, 1937) is the senior Republican United States Senator from Mississippi.  A [[conservative]], Cochran will complete his fifth term in office in 2008.

'''Thad Cochran''' (born December 7, 1937) is the senior Republican United States Senator from Mississippi.  A [[conservative]], Cochran will complete his fifth term in office in 2008.

Cochran was the first Republican to hold statewide office in [[Mississippi]] since [[Reconstruction]], and in April 2006 he was honored by Time magazine as one of "America's 10 Best Senators."<ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1183976,00.html</ref>

Cochran was the first Republican to hold statewide office in [[Mississippi]] since [[Reconstruction]], and in April 2006 he was honored by Time magazine as one of "America's 10 Best Senators."<ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1183976,00.html</ref>