As a result, millions of them closely followed the Romney-Obama debates, especially on social networks.

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The new council has emerged at a time when such debates are especially sharp.

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Executive pay packages especially are the subject of endless debates in Congress, shareholder meetings and, on Main Street, a symbol of all that went wrong the past two years.

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Saul Cornell, a professor at Fordham University, said some quotations may need context, especially those from the "losing side" of debates.

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Obama and Romney will be battling in the debates to win the hearts and minds of voters, especially undecided voters.

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Having scheduled debates on Afghanistan, Iran, a European referendum and other subjects the government was not especially keen to talk about, the committee was not exactly flavour of the month with ministers (and some shadow ministers).

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