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John McCain formally nominated as Republican presidential candidate
Arizona senator, John McCain was formally nominated as the Republican presidential candidate on Wednesday at the Republican National Convention taking place in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Agencies
- Published: 08:30 September 4, 2008
- McCain will now face Barack Obama in the November 4 election.
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St. Paul: Arizona senator, John McCain was formally nominated as the Republican presidential candidate on Wednesday at the Republican National Convention taking place in St. Paul, Minnesota.
By a roll call vote Wednesday, the Arizona senator clinched his party's nod. The late-night vote was conducted after vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin addressed the Convention.
McCain is scheduled to accept the nomination in a speech Thursday night.
He heads into a competitive fall campaign against Democratic nominee Barack Obama for the November 4 presidential election.
If elected, the 72-year-old McCain would be the oldest
first-term president.
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