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Obama and Romney: Why all the China-bashing?

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Obama pulled out some date-specific zingers that caught on fast on Twitter.

US President Barack Obama(R) greets Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney October 16, 2012 as the candidates arrive on stage for the second presidential debate at the David Mack Center at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.

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