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Fact check: Presidential debate missteps

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, and President Barack Obama, left, walk on stage at the end of their first debate Wednesday night at the University of Denver in Denver.

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President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney spun one-sided stories in their first of three presidential debates, not necessarily bogus, but not the whole truth. Here's a look at some of their claims and how they stack up with the facts: