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A break in hostilities for Obama and Romney
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney take time out to tease each other in a good cause before the real personal attacks resume.
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Barack Obama and Mitt Romney take time out to tease each other in a good cause before the real personal attacks resume.
This time, no-one could accuse Obama of pulling his punches: at times, his clash with Mitt Romney was almost a physical fight. But did he do enough to regain his lost momentum in the polls?
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