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Thompson Campaigning In South Carolina; Says Iran Still A Threat

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP)- Republican White House hopeful Fred Thompson is campaigning in South Carolina, skipping the New Hampshire primary and the cold weather there.

Thompson said Monday in Greenville that he had no second thoughts about leaving the six-foot high snow banks behind. Instead, he'll be traveling across South Carolina enjoying balmy temperatures in the 70s.

The former Tennessee senator also was asked about Iran as a nuclear threat. He says it's difficult to rely on intelligence reports that say the country has ended its nuclear weapons program because the reports are unreliable and politicized.

Thompson says security advisers and analysts object to elements of reports and then later leak information to reporters.

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