Obama, Romney debate foreign policy in final encounter

By Indo Asian News Service | IANS India Private Limited – Tue 23 Oct, 2012

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Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) US President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney took on each other in the third and final debate Monday night on foreign policy issues.

The latest round of debate came 15 days before voters choose a new White House occupant.

The face-off in Lynn University in Boca Raton of Florida state could turn out consequential in a very tight race as latest polls show the duo neck-and-neck among likely voters.

Moderator Bob Schieffer from CBS News had five topics for the 90-minute event, namely America's role in the world, the war in Afghanistan, Iran's nuclear issue, the changing Middle East and the new face of terrorism, and the rise of China.

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