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Politics
12:04 pm
Thu October 4, 2012

Students stress bipartisanship at debate gathering

Credit Kelsey Kerwin / KBIA
The group Tigers Against Partisan Politics, or TAPP, hosted a Presidential debate watch party, in a nonpartisan environment at MU's Black Culture Center, Wednesday, Oct. 3.

At MU's Black Culture Center last night, students gathered to watch the Presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney, in what they called an objective environment.

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Politics
11:45 am
Thu October 4, 2012

Presidential debates bring out local Democratic and Republican supporters

The responses of local Republican voters to last night's Presidential debate echo what many pundits are saying nationally - that Presidential candidate Mitt Romney came out stronger than expected. Meanwhile, Democratic supporters of President Barack Obama say the President held his ground.

Approximately 100 supporters for Romney gathered last night at theĀ  Boone County GOP office to watch the first of a series of debates between Romney and President Obama.

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