PRESIDENT Barack Obama put his re-election bid back on a firm footing with a strong debating performance that is likely to thrill his supporters and earn him a second look from the few voters who remain undecided.
PRESIDENT Barack Obama put his re-election bid back on a firm footing with a strong debating performance that is likely to thrill his supporters and earn him a second look from the few voters who remain undecided.
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With the election three weeks away, Mr Obama's second of three debates with Mitt Romney represented one of the final chances to make an impression with voters.
The President made the most of it with a focused, aggressive effort. It was a sharp departure from his listless first debate two weeks ago, when Romney's dominant performance ignited a resurgence by the Republican that left the race virtually even heading into Tuesday's match-up.
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