Moderator Bob Schieffer, center, watches as Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama shake hands before the start of the last debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ( Pablo Martinez Monsivais )
Jobs and the economy along with federal spending dominated the political landscape during the 2012 election cycle, but a host of other issues were not uttered during three debates that brought President Barack Obama and his challenger, Mitt Romney, face to face.



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