GOP approves platform banning abortion, gay marriage, reshaping Medicare

TAMPA, Fla. (AP)

Republicans emphatically approved a toughly worded party platform at their national convention Tuesday that would ban all abortions and gay marriages, reshape Medicare into a voucher-like program and cut taxes to energize the economy and create jobs.

The document opens by warning that while the American Dream has long been of equal opportunity for everyone, "Today that American Dream is at risk."

It pledges that the GOP will "begin anew, with profound changes in the way government operates; the way it budgets, taxes and regulates."