Obama and Romney focus on debate preparations

Associated Press

Updated: Oct 13, 2012 8:57 PM

President Barack Obama is spending the weekend in Williamsburg, Va., preparing for his next debate with Mitt Romney.

The president has acknowledged he needs to turn in a stronger performance when the two meet again.

Obama and top aides plan hours of practice sessions ahead of Tuesday's face-off with Romney, including some mock exchanges with Sen. John Kerry, who's playing the role of the Republican candidate.

Meanwhile, Romney spent nearly four hours this morning at a hotel outside Columbus, Ohio, preparing for the upcoming town hall-style event in Hempstead, N.Y. He returned to Massachusetts in the evening after making campaign stops in Ohio.

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