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Sights and sounds from Hofstra

8:37 p.m.

WAITING FOR OBAMA

The gaggle of antiwar protesters outside Hofstra began waiting for Obama to make an appearance before the debate.

A rumor circulated that a motorcade including Obama would pass through Hempstead Turnpike before the debate, witnesses said. By 8:30 p.m., it hadn't happened, but onlookers began chanting "Obama!" and unfurled a 10-by-10 foot banner of...

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