Promises in Kerry's convention acceptance speech

BOSTON (AP) — A list of promises and pledges in John Kerry's Thursday night speech:

• Recruit allies to help rebuild Iraq.

• Add 40,000 active duty troops, including a doubling of special forces to fight terrorism.

• Immediately implement the recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission to improve America's security.

• Will not privatize Social Security or cut benefits.

• Create incentives to revitalize manufacturing and invest in job-creating technology and innovation.

• Eliminate tax incentives that encourage companies to ship jobs overseas and reward companies that keep and create jobs in the United States.

• Enforce protections for American workers in trade agreements.

• Cut the deficit in half in four years.

• Cut middle-class taxes and reduce the tax burden on small businesses.

• Repeal Bush's tax cuts for people making more than $200,000 a year.

• Institute an education plan that sets high standards, provides for smaller class sizes and demands accountability from parents, teachers, and schools.

• Give a tax credit for college tuition.

• Save families up to $1,000 on health care premiums by cracking down on waste and abuse in the system; ensure patients can chose their own doctors; allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for seniors; and allow Americans to buy less expensive prescription drugs from other countries.

• Invest in vehicles that run on alternative fuels and other energy-saving technology.