Election 2012: 1 debate left for Romney, Obama

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Two alphas in the fight of their lives, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney sparred with passion and grit in a debate that previewed the closing arguments of a campaign that keeps circling back to bedrock questions about which candidate can do more to strengthen the fragile economy.

JULIE PACE Associated Press NANCY BENAC Associated Press

October 17, 2012