10 things you need to know today: October 23, 2012

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1. OBAMA AND ROMNEY CLASH IN FOREIGN POLICY DEBATE

President Obama and Mitt Romney wrapped up the last of their three-debate series in an exchange on foreign policy with sharply contrasting strategies. Obama slammed his GOP rival for "wrong and reckless" policies. Romney took a conciliatory stance on foreign policy, only mildly disagreeing with the president on a range of issues, including the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, America's role in the Arab Spring, the West's aid for Syrian rebels, and the U.S.'s approach to Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program. Commentators said Romney was purposely taking modest, middle-of-the-road positions in order to appear more presidential. Obama, for his part, was more than happy to go on offense. In one memorable exchange, he delivered a withering indictment of Romney's allegedly old-fashioned view of military power, saying the U.S. had moved beyond "horses and bayonets." [New York Times, The Week]

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