Half of First Presidential Debate to Focus on Economic Issues
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Three of the six segments of the first debate between Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama will focus on the economy, moderator Jim Lehrer announced yesterday.
The debate, scheduled for Oct. 3 at the University of Denver in Colorado, will also address health care, governing and the role of government, said Lehrer, who is moderating the first of three exchanges between the candidates sponsored by the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates.