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Live from St. Paul: Meet the Republican ticket
Now it's the Republicans' turn. Sen. John McCain of Arizona accepts nomination as his party's presidential candidate this Thursday. But first, thousands of party faithful from every corner of the country are turning an arena in St. Paul, Minn., into a political theme park for four days. In the official business at the Xcel Energy Center, normally the site of hockey games and rock concerts, Republican delegates formally elect McCain and his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, to oppose the freshly nominated Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Just as importantly, party leaders want to suggest a new era is dawning. After first-day appearances Monday, for example, the current president and vice-president won't be seen and likely won't be mentioned. As part of the "new faces" strategy, Republican speakers include a Louisiana governor whose parents immigrated from India and an African-America former lieutenant governor of Maryland. They're showcased in prime time during the televised event that began Monday.
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McCain says: "I'm very proud and grateful to have the opportunity to accept the nomination of the party of Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan."