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Republicans gather to back Bush

REUTERS, New York
Republicans have opened their national convention to nominate President George W. Bush for a second term with plans for four days of tributes to his wartime leadership and his response to the September 11, 2001, attacks.
The opening session will be highlighted by a tribute to victims of the September 11 attacks and a salute to Bush by two party leaders who appeal to moderates, former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Arizona Senator John McCain.
"He has been tested and has risen to the most important challenge of our
time, and I salute him," McCain said of Bush in prepared excerpts of his speech released by the campaign on Monday.
Republicans start the convention in an upbeat mood after several new polls showed Bush gaining ground and slightly leading his Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts.
The gathering is in New York, less than four miles (7 km) from the gaping hole where the World Trade Centre once stood, in part to remind voters of Bush's leadership after the attacks.
Three victims' relatives will
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address the convention on Monday and Giuliani, who was hailed for guiding the city through the aftermath of September 11, is expected to focus on that day, its consequences and Bush's reaction.
Giuliani, McCain and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who will appear on Tuesday, are the stars in a lineup of moderate speakers designed to soften the party's conservative image and show a more inclusive face to swing voters in key states.
"In choosing a president, we really don't choose a Republican or Democrat, a conservative or liberal. We choose a leader," Giuliani said in his prepared remarks.
"And in times of danger, as we are now in, Americans should put leadership at the core of their decision," he said, comparing Bush's fight against terror to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's battle with Nazi Germany and U.S. President Ronald Reagan's opposition to the Soviet Union.
"George W. Bush sees world terrorism for the evil that it is and he will remain consistent to the purpose of defeating it while working to make us ever safer at home," Giuliani said.
McCain, who lost to Bush in a bitter Republican presidential primary struggle in 2000, has become Bush's regular campaign trail companion and will join him at a campaign event later this week.
'HE HAS NOTWAVERED'
McCain has been a staunch supporter of the Iraq war and also plans to praise Bush's leadership after the attacks on September 11, which he said "was the day when the hinge of history swung toward a new era" and shook American complacency.
"I salute his determination to make this world a better, safer, freer place. He has not wavered. He has not flinched from the hard choices. He will not yield, and neither will we," McCain said in
prepared excerpts.
Kerry was on vacation in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and ceding the spotlight to Bush for most of the week, although he will make a trip to Nashville, Tennessee, to address the American Legion's national convention on Wednesday.