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US 2012

VIDEO: Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney in the first US presidential debate

The US President and his Republican rival went head-to-head at the University of Denver last night.

THE FIRST DEBATE in the US presidential election took place at the University of Denver in Colorado last night.

Most observers gave Republican candidate Mitt Romney the victory, as he looks to overcome the incumbent Democrat Barack Obama in the 6 November election..

The debate kicked off at 2am Irish time – but you can watch the whole thing back right here.

(YouTube/politics)

Read: Top 5 moments from US presidential debates

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