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                 Republican Romney to Make Pitch for Presidency

   by VOA News

   Mitt Romney takes the stage Thursday at the Republican National
   Convention to make his case for why he should be elected the next
   president of the United States.
   The Republican party nominee will address those at the convention in
   Tampa, Florida, and millions watching on television, following days of
   speeches by party heavyweights aimed at showing how he would govern
   differently than U.S. President Barack Obama.
   The speech will also give Romney -- a one-time venture capitalist and
   former governor of Massachusetts -- a chance to introduce himself to
   voters who may have paid little attention to the presidential election
   until now.
   The Republican challenger says he can boost the country's sluggish
   economy with lower taxes and less government regulation. But President
   Obama, the Democratic incumbent, says a Romney presidency would result
   in a return to policies that led to the country's worst economic
   downturn since the 1930s.
   Nationwide voter surveys show the two candidates in a virtual tie ten
   weeks ahead of the November 6 election. Some survey results indicate
   voters think Romney would be better suited to fix the nation's economy,
   but like Obama more.
   Romney's running mate, Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan, Wednesday night
   promised an end to "excuses and idle words" when it comes to the
   economy if Romney wins.
   Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan gave a strongly worded
   speech Wednesday night, promising an end to "excuses and idle words"
   when it comes to the economy if voters choose Romney in the November
   election.
   He told the convention that "fear and division" is all the Democratic
   party has left, chastising President Obama and his fellow Democrats for
   spending the past four years blaming others for problems instead of
   finding solutions.
   Ryan said he and Romney will "meet serious challenges in a serious way"
   but warned the country's economic problems are so big that there is not
   much time to fix them.
   The 42-year-old lawmaker from Wisconsin has energized conservative
   activists, even though he has come under fire for his proposals to
   impose deep cuts in social programs.
   Earlier Wednesday, former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice echoed
   the party's stance on strict budgeting, saying "the world knows that
   when a nation loses control of its finances, it eventually loses
   control of its destiny."
   She also warned that the world is "chaotic and dangerous" when friends
   and foes do not know "clear and unambiguously" where America stands on
   issues of global importance.
   In Virginia Wednesday, President Obama called the Republican convention
   a "pretty entertaining show," but said voters will not hear Romney or
   other Republican party officials offer "a clear, serious path forward."
   The Democrats will hold their convention next week in Charlotte, North
   Carolina.
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   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
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