Mitt Romney, Barack Obama spar on domestic issues

Originally published: October 3, 2012 6:12 PM
Updated: October 3, 2012 11:22 PM
By PATRICK WHITTLE patrick.whittle@newsday.com

Photo credit: Getty Images | President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney wave before the start of the first presidential debate at the University of Denver. (Oct. 3, 2012)

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President Barack Obama closed Wednesday's debate by looking back to 2008, when America elected him president amid the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

"Four years ago we were going through a major crisis," he said. "And yet my faith and confidence in the American future is undiminished."

But Mitt Romney chose to look forward, and spoke of an America...

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