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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

21:51 16.10.2012
Question 5: A woman in the audience asks Romney to state the biggest difference between himself and George W. Bush.
She says she believes a lot of the country's problems were caused by Bush-era policies.
Romney follows up from the end of the last section to say he believes every woman in America should have access to contraceptives, refutes Obama statement about his view.
Romney says his energy policy differs from former President Bush.

Romney says he also wants to add more free trade agreements and get the nation to a balanced budget, which he said President Bush did not.

Romney says championing small business is another way he differs from former President Bush.
Romney says one of the things he finds most troubling about Obama's health plan is that it keeps small businesses from hiring more people.
He says his path is getting small businesses to grow and hire people.
Obama says the centerpiece of Romney's economic plan is tax cuts, which he says took the nation from surplus to deficit.
Obama challenges Romney statement that he will crack down on China, saying Romney is the "last person who's going to get tough on China."
Obama says when he said nation needs to make sure China isn't flooding U.S. with cheap tires, that Romney said he was being protectionist.
21:52 16.10.2012
President Barack Obama speaks as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney listens during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, October 16, 2012.
President Barack Obama speaks as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney listens during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, October 16, 2012.
21:53 16.10.2012
21:53 16.10.2012

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