US Republicans publish their '2008 Platform'

It does not bind their presidential nominee but 112 delegates of the US Republican Party have published their 20,000 word 2008 Platform.  A PDF is here.  Its main focus is the war on terror but the most newsworthy elements are noted below:

• The Platform includes a number of differences with John McCain, notably opposition to the use of embryonic stem cells for medical research (something McCain supports).
• The Platform also opposes exceptions that would allow abortion in the case of rape, incest or in circumstances where a mother's life is in danger. McCain supports all three exceptions.
• Michelle Malkin notes how the Platform takes a much tougher line on immigration than McCain or Bush.
• Gay groups complain that the Platform betrays the GOP's opposition to homosexual rights.
• The New Republic notes that "for the first time ever, the Republican Party platform has included a plank explicitly recognizing that man-made carbon emissions might be contributing to climate change and negative environmental impacts."