Romney's our man, say Republicans

Republicans bestowed their presidential nomination on Mitt Romney, turning to the former Massachusetts governor and multi-millionaire businessman to drive Barack Obama from the White House and usher in a new era of small-government conservatism.

The overwhelming, enthusiastic vote of delegates at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, belied Mr Romney’s long, difficult road to the party’s nomination: losing to Senator John McCain four years ago and fending off a series of rivals in a brutal nomination fight this year.