PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE 2 - HIGHLIGHTS

Most Contentious Moments from the Obama / Romney Presidential debate held at Hofstra University on October 16, 2012. 1.) the heated exchange over how much oil production is occurring on public lands. 2.) The angry exchange over foreign investments held by each candidate 3.) the most heated exchange over the Benghazi attack that killed the US ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens President Obama strove to make up lost ground with a feisty debate performance Tuesday night in which he and Mitt Romney, standing mere feet apart, challenged each other pointedly over everything from the economy to Libya. The president took pains not to repeat the mistakes of his debate debut, a lackluster performance that even the president has described as an off night. With Romney gaining in the polls on the heels of that debate, Obama was visibly more aggressive on stage at Hofstra University -- as the Republican nominee maintained the kind of steady and methodical approach he used during their first encounter. Neither candidate was prepared to give ground. The president, as well as Romney, repeatedly cut off the moderator to squeeze in extra seconds of response time. But Obama ventured into tougher territory this time, knocking Romney over his tenure at Bain Capital and making several thinly veiled references to his rival's wealth. And, in perhaps the tensest moment of the night, the two candidates exchanged blows over the burgeoning controversy surrounding the Libya terror attack. "The <b>...</b>
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PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE 2 - HIGHLIGHTS