First US Presidential Debate in 60 Seconds

October 04, 2012 from Telegraph.co.uk

This one-minute montage of highlights from the first US election television debate is based on the subjects most discussed on Twitter, ranging from health care to Sesame Street's Big Bird. With more than 10 million tweets sent during the 90-minute live event, the debate was the most tweeted-about event in US political history.

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