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Meg Whitman, former President and CEO of online auction company eBay (EBAY), spoke at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, urging support for presidential hopeful John McCain. Focusing on business interests in the election, she highlighted the support that the Arizona senator has for small business, noting his promise to cut business taxes if elected.

"I am a Republican because our party understands that America's success - the success of its people - comes not from the size of its government...but from the nobility and strength of its ideals," Whitman said at the event being held in St. Paul, Minnesota.

"We are proudly the party of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan and tonight we are proudly the party of John McCain," she added.

Whitman focused on McCain's experience, stating that "he lives by a code of honor that is unmatched by anyone in politics." She added, "John is more prepared to leave than any person in America."

Although she noted that "our economy is struggling and Americans are hurting," Whitman tried to paint McCain as a "different breed" from the current politicians. She also spoke about change - stating that McCain and his running mate, Alaska governor Sarah Palin, are "the real agents of change in this campaign."

Whitman focused on the role of the individual in America, a cornerstone of the Republican party's conservative beliefs.

"America is all about the inspired individual - men and women who are free to pursue dreams and ambition," she said. "John McCain doesn't want to tax success and achievement...he wants to encourage it."

Concluding her remarks, Whitman said that "when the American people cast their vote in November they will do what they have always done...they will put country first. They will choose John McCain as the President of the United States source>>>