A Hollywood ending?

September 04, 2008 A prisoner of war who beat the odds during five years of brutality in a Hanoi jail cell, John McCain beat the odds again Thursday night when he accepted the Republican nomination for president. "I'm going to fight to make sure every American has every reason to thank God, as I thank Him: that I'm an American, a proud citizen of the greatest country on earth," McCain said. Interrupted by more than two minutes of cheers as he walked out onto the long narrow stage into the crowd, McCain was greeted multiple times by chants of "USA, USA" during his nearly 50-minute speech.

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