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U.S. President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn before boarding Marine One and departing the White House October 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. On the day after his second debate against his Republican rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Obama is traveling to Iowa and Ohio to campaign. (Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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