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The Republican Presidential hopeful Fred Thompson, who is considered "progressive" on gay rights, says he has met with social conservatives who will accept his position on gay marriage. Mr Thompson is in favour of a constitutional amendment that bars judges from allowing gay marriages but that would allow state governments to legalise gay marriage. "Everyone I have talked to in my meetings like this, the answer has been yes," said Mr Thompson. But Mr Thompson accepted that social conservatives do have reservations: "I think they prefer their own wording. They are primarily concerned about marriage being a union between a...

ABC News' Christine Byun reports: Republican presidential candidate former Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., fleshed out his position on immigration reform while campaigning at a townhall meeting in Sioux City, Iowa Friday. His loudest and most frequent applause came during a lengthy response to a question regarding the status of illegal immigrants living in the United States. "If we catch illegal immigrants who are here, they need to be deported," Thompson said. "If they want to get back in the right way, get in line with everybody else." He also called upon Mexico President Felipe Calderon to focus on building his...