President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, faced off Wednesday in their first debate of the election campaign. The debate focused on the top issue of the campaign, the state of the U.S. economy.
The First Debate of the 2012 Election
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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama shake hands after the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver.