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Top Moments from the Second Presidential Debate – 10/16/12

Oct 17, 2012 12:46 PM EDT

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Some of the best moments from the second presidential debate between former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama from Hofstra University in Hempstead, Ny.

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