candidates and took part Monday in their third and final presidential debate at in  . The topic of the debate was foreign policy and the candidates discussed the  , , and , among other issues. Mr. Romney criticized his opponent for visiting the  on an "apology tour", and said he would be tougher with Iran. "I think from the very beginning, one of the challenges we've had with Iran is that they have looked at this administration and felt that the administration was not as strong as it needed to be. We're four years closer to a nuclear Iran and we should not have wasted these four years." Mr. Obama said he would stand with  against Iranian threats but added that the main national security concern was terrorist networks. He said his administration had focused on "those who actually killed us on " and said that under his leadership, "al-Qaeda's core leadership has been decimated". Mr. Romney said northern Mali had been taken over by "al-Qaeda-type individuals" . Mr. Romney criticized  for "holding down artificially the value of their currency". He added "on day one, I will label them a currency manipulator, which allows us to apply where they're taking jobs." Mr. Obama countered saying under Mr. Romney's policy America would be "buying cars from China instead of selling cars to China". Both candidates now have plans for continued campaigning ahead of the election on November 6. Mr. Obama is to travel through ,  , , , , and as well as appearing on in a two-day "America Forward Tour". Mr. Romney is to hold two joint rallies with his vice-presidential candidate in Nevada and Colorado before going on to campaign in Iowa and Ohio. Mr. Romney's advisers said he would also consider making a speech on government spending and debt in the next few days.
2012 US presidential election candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney took part Monday in their third and final presidential debate at in Florida . The topic of the debate was foreign policy and the candidates discussed the Arab Spring, Iran, and Mali , among other issues. Mr. Romney criticized his opponent for visiting the Middle East on an "apology tour", and said he would be tougher with Iran. "I think from the very beginning, one of the challenges we've had with Iran is that they have looked at this administration and felt that the administration was not as strong as it needed to be. We're four years closer to a nuclear Iran and we should not have wasted these four years." Mr. Obama said he would stand with Israel against Iranian threats but added that the main national security concern was terrorist networks. He said his administration had focused on "those who actually killed us on " and said that under his leadership, "al-Qaeda's core leadership has been decimated". Mr. Romney said northern Mali had been taken over by "al-Qaeda-type individuals" . Mr. Romney criticized China for "holding down artificially the value of their currency". He added "on day one, I will label them a currency manipulator, which allows us to apply where they're taking jobs." Mr. Obama countered saying under Mr. Romney's policy America would be "buying cars from China instead of selling cars to China". Both candidates now have plans for continued campaigning ahead of the election on November 6. Mr. Obama is to travel through , Florida , , , , and as well as appearing on in a two-day "America Forward Tour". Mr. Romney is to hold two joint rallies with his vice-presidential candidate in Nevada and Colorado before going on to campaign in Iowa and Ohio. Mr. Romney's advisers said he would also consider making a speech on government spending and debt in the next few days.
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