U.S. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain arrived in St. Paul, Minn. Wednesday, to rally the Republicans at their national convention here.
The Arizona senator was greeted by his wife, vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin and members of her family, according to local newspaper Star Tribune.
The greeters included Palin's pregnant teenage daughter, Bristol, and father-to-be Levi Johnston.
McCain arrived on his Straight Talk Express, a white, gold and blue Boeing 737.
Palin, the Republicans' surprise choice for the vice-presidential slot on the presidential ticket, will go before her party's national convention and her fellow Americans tonight and make her first major address since McCain chose her for the No. 2 spot last Friday.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's will deliver a keynote speech at the convention Wednesday night.
The man Palin hopes to succeed, Dick Cheney, will not have a role in the convention, which ends Thursday.
Since Palin was added to the ticket last week, the 44-year-old's selection has been the hottest topic for convention coverage.
Fueling the attention has been a debate about her short political resume, how much homework the McCain camp did on Palin and her family's disclosure of Bristol's pregnancy.
As Palin prepared for her speech amid questions about her family, leading Republicans defended her, saying media scrutiny of recent days of Palin has been "frenzied, and probably could be dialed back a bit.
Source:Xinhua
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