Article posted: 10/17/2012 9:57 PM

Aggressive or annoying? Some find debate too rude

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President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Tuesday.

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To some, Tuesday's Obama-Romney debate was squirm-inducing. But shedding some dignity probably won't cost the candidates much -- since both President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney came out swinging.