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1、2012presidentialdebate:PresidentObamaandMittRomney’sremarksinDenveronOct.3(runningtranscript)HereisacompletedtranscriptofPresidentObamaandMittRomney’sremarksatthefirstpresidentialdebateinDenveronOct.3,2012.Remarksfromthetwocandidateswereupdatedasthedebateunfolded.LEHRER:Goodeven
2、ingfromtheMagnessArenaattheUniversityofDenverinDenver,Colorado.I’mJimLehrerofthe“PBSNewsHour,”andIwelcomeyoutothefirstofthe2012presidentialdebatesbetweenPresidentBarackObama,theDemocraticnominee,andformerMassachusettsGovernorMittRomney,theRepublicannominee.LEHRER:Thisdebateandth
3、enextthree--twopresidential,onevicepresidential--aresponsoredbytheCommissiononPresidentialDebates.Tonight’s90minuteswillbeaboutdomesticissuesandwillfollowaformatdesignedbythecommission.Therewillbesixroughly15-minutesegmentswithtwo-minuteanswersforthefirstquestion,thenopendiscuss
4、ionfortheremainderofeachsegment.ThousandsofpeopleofferedsuggestionsonsegmentsubjectsorquestionsviatheInternetandothermeans,butImadethefinalselections.Andfortherecord,theywerenotsubmittedforapprovaltothecommissionorthecandidates.ThesegmentsasIannouncedinadvancewillbethreeontheeco
5、nomyandoneeachonhealthcare,theroleofgovernmentandgoverning,withanemphasisthroughoutondifferences,specificsandchoices.Bothcandidateswillalsohavetwo-minuteclosingstatements.Theaudiencehereinthehallhaspromisedtoremainsilent--nocheers,applause,boos,hisses,amongothernoisydistractingt
6、hings,sowemayallconcentrateonwhatthecandidateshavetosay.Thereisanoiseexceptionrightnow,though,aswewelcomePresidentObamaandGovernorRomney.(APPLAUSE)Gentlemen,welcometoyouboth.Let’sstarttheeconomy,segmentone,andlet’sbeginwithjobs.Whatarethemajordifferencesbetweenthetwoofyouaboutho
7、wyouwouldgoaboutcreatingnewjobs?(WATCHVIDEO)LEHRER:Youhavetwominutes.Eachofyouhavetwominutestostart.Acointosshasdetermined,Mr.President,yougofirst.OBAMA:Well,thankyouverymuch,Jim,forthisopportunity.IwanttothankGovernorRomneyandtheUniversityofDenverforyourhospitality.Therearealot
8、ofpointsIwanttomaketonight,butthemostimportanto
