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Fromer Gov. Tom Ridge, R-PA, speak on the last day of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 4, 2008. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg) 
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Published: Sept. 4, 2008 at 9:51 PM

ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- John McCain knows America and the world's security and prosperity are linked, former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge told Republican delegates in St. Paul, Minn.

The Republican presidential nominee will "negotiate from the position of strength and proven ability, because he's already earned the trust and admiration of our friends and allies around the world," Ridge said during the Republican National Convention Thursday. "I suspect he's already caught the attention of those who would oppose us."

Ridge, the Homeland Security secretary from 2003-2005, called McCain a consensus-builder, a diplomat and a reformer.

"America's go-to guy -- that's John McCain," said Ridge.

Topics: Tom Ridge
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