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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks as Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney (L) listens during the second U.S. presidential debate in Hempstead, New York, October 16, 2012.
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks as Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney (L) listens during the second U.S. presidential debate in Hempstead, New York, October 16, 2012.

Live Blog: The Second U.S. Presidential Debate

22:40 16.10.2012
Question 12: Man asks candidates what they believe is the biggest misconception America has about them?
Romney says he wants to help the American people and that his passion flows from the fact he believes in God. He talks about serving as a missionary and a pastor. Romney says the nation doesn't have to settle for what it's going through, listing struggles such as unemployment and high gas prices.
Obama says a lot of the Romney campaign has been devoted to the notion that he thinks the government creates jobs. Obama says that's not what he believes and that he believes in free enterprise, self-reliance. But he says he believes everybody should play by the same rules. He says he believs Romney is a good man, loves his family and cares about his faith.
Obama brings up widely-criticized secretly-taped Romney comment that 47 percent of Americans think of themselves as victims. Obama says he wants to fight for them, because if they succeed, the country succeeds.
22:39 16.10.2012
22:35 16.10.2012
Crowley asks about Apple products such as iPhones and Macs being produced in China.
Romney says China has been "cheating." Romney says the nation will have to have people play on a fair basis to attract companies like Apple to manufacture in the U.S.
Obama says there are some jobs that are not going to come back to America because they are low wage, low skill jobs. He says he wants high wage high skill jobs for the nation.
Obama says he wants investment in research and education to help build good jobs.
Romney says "government does not create jobs."
22:32 16.10.2012
President Barack Obama, right, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney participate in the presidential debate, October 16, 2012, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.
President Barack Obama, right, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney participate in the presidential debate, October 16, 2012, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.

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