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Mike Pence accepts Republican VP nomination

Apart from immigration reform, Trump and conservative Indiana governor Pence do not see eye to eye on many issues. Pence brings a distinctly conservative theocratic strain to politics, commentators say [Reuters] Cleveland, Ohio  - It was supposed to be Mike Pence's night, his Republican national convention debut as running mate to presidential nominee Donald Trump. Republicans voiced hopes earlier that his speech on Wednesday night would unite the party following a tense start to the gathering, but these hopes were dashed when former presidential candidate Ted Cruz encouraged Americans to “vote their conscience".  Earlier today, senior campaign manager Paul Manafort called the Indiana governor "dogged," and "a man after Trump's own heart," saying his introduction to the American people tonight would "help us to accelerate the unification of the party in a real, meaningful way". Instead, Pence's speech was overshadowed by Cruz, w...