MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Republicans went on record Tuesday with a reaffirmation of their hard line on abortion and a more moderate stance toward climate change, reflecting the views of both John McCain and the conservative base.

In its platform debate, the party stuck to its call for a constitutional amendment banning abortion despite McCain's opposition, and toughened already uncompromising language on the issue.

Conservatives succeeded in removing a line from a platform draft that merely urged a reduction in abortions - underscoring their point that abortion should be eliminated. At the same time, the party weighed an energy policy acknowledging the human imprint on climate change.

Nothing written into the platform will tie McCain's hands in the campaign and it was questionable whether he'd pay much attention to it. Presidential candidates often don't.

But the two days of platform hearings in Minneapolis focused the party on a review of what it stands for and exposed familiar divisions between conservative and moderate elements, though a reluctance to engage in the big platform struggles of the past.