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- Barack Obama - Mitt Romney - presidential elections - US elections 2012


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The race for the White House just got a lot more interesting. Following the first of three live television debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, Obama hit out at Romney for allegedly misrepresenting his policies during the debate. Romney was widely seen as putting in a stronger performance in front of the audience in Denver, surprising many observers of US politics.

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