First Word: Obama debate changer?

Only 20 days to go until the election, and the presidential race got another shake-up after an intense presidential debate. The candidates literally circled each other like boxers in a ring. This match had no body blows, only verbal. If the first polls are any indication, Mitt Romney is now feeling the pain. Here are the headlines shaping tonight’s Last Word rundown.

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