Head to head: Obama and Romney face off in final debate

President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney discussed Libya, Syria, and America's position in the world at the start of the final presidential debate.?

By Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick,?Reuters / October 22, 2012

US Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney (l.) speaks as President Barack Obama listens during the final US presidential debate in Boca Raton, Florida October 22.

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President?Barack Obama?and Republican challenger Mitt Romney battled over foreign policy on Monday in their third and final debate as they sought to break a deadlock in opinion polls heading into the final two weeks of campaigning.

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The debate was the last major opportunity for either candidate to appeal directly to millions of voters - especially the roughly 20 percent who have yet to make up their minds or who could still switch their support at the Nov. 6 election.

World hot spots like?Libya?and Iran were likely to figure prominently, with Romney seeking to put pressure on Obama over what the Republican considers weak responses to the killing of the U.S. ambassador to?Libya?on Sept. 11 and Iran's nuclear ambitions.

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The stakes are high in the 90-minute encounter at Boca Raton's?Lynn University?moderated by CBS News'?Bob Schieffer.

The two candidates were tied at 46 percent each in the Reuters/Ipsos online daily tracking poll. Other surveys show a similar picture.

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