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| US election: Clinton and Trump argue over jobs | |
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| The two US presidential candidates have argued over job creation in the first TV debate of the election campaign. | |
| Republican Donald Trump has said jobs are "fleeing the country" and blamed poor trade deals. | |
| His opponent Democrat Hillary Clinton pledged to increase investment and promised to create 10 million jobs. | |
| The duel in New York could be the most watched debate in television history, with 100 million viewers, and polls suggest a tight race. | |
| "We are in a big, fat, ugly bubble," Mr Trump said, describing the state of the US economy, blaming Mrs Clinton as "all talk, no action". | |
| It is the most hotly anticipated event so far in a long election campaign, partly due to the contrasting styles of the two candidates. | It is the most hotly anticipated event so far in a long election campaign, partly due to the contrasting styles of the two candidates. |
| As hotel developer and reality TV star Mr Trump marched to a stunning win in the Republican primaries against vastly more experienced political opponents, he hurled personal insults and made suggestive remarks on the debate stage. | As hotel developer and reality TV star Mr Trump marched to a stunning win in the Republican primaries against vastly more experienced political opponents, he hurled personal insults and made suggestive remarks on the debate stage. |
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| Mrs Clinton, with decades of experience in politics, usually relies more on a firm and detailed policy grasp, but has problems portraying authenticity and spontaneity. | Mrs Clinton, with decades of experience in politics, usually relies more on a firm and detailed policy grasp, but has problems portraying authenticity and spontaneity. |
| Observers predict the audience could be as high as that for the Super Bowl and surpass the 80 million who watched Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan debate in 1980. | Observers predict the audience could be as high as that for the Super Bowl and surpass the 80 million who watched Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan debate in 1980. |
| Controversy has marked the debate build-up after Mr Trump said he might invite a woman who had an affair with Bill Clinton in the 1970s. | Controversy has marked the debate build-up after Mr Trump said he might invite a woman who had an affair with Bill Clinton in the 1970s. |
| He tweeted on Saturday that he would perhaps ask Gennifer Flowers to sit in the debate audience, in response to Mrs Clinton having invited billionaire Trump critic Mark Cuban. | He tweeted on Saturday that he would perhaps ask Gennifer Flowers to sit in the debate audience, in response to Mrs Clinton having invited billionaire Trump critic Mark Cuban. |
| Ms Flowers initially said she would attend but Mr Trump's running mate, Mike Pence, said on Sunday she was not coming and the suggestion was not a serious one. | Ms Flowers initially said she would attend but Mr Trump's running mate, Mike Pence, said on Sunday she was not coming and the suggestion was not a serious one. |
| Three of the topics for the six segments of the debate have already been announced - America's Direction, Achieving Prosperity and Securing America - but three others, based on events in the news, will be asked during the debate. | Three of the topics for the six segments of the debate have already been announced - America's Direction, Achieving Prosperity and Securing America - but three others, based on events in the news, will be asked during the debate. |
| In the past week both candidates have focused on the response to fatal police shootings of African-American men in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as the ensuing protests. | In the past week both candidates have focused on the response to fatal police shootings of African-American men in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as the ensuing protests. |
| What's at stake? Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington | What's at stake? Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington |
| The debates are the last, best chance for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to make their case to the nation. | The debates are the last, best chance for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to make their case to the nation. |
| Neither candidate will be able to command the attention of the American public the way they will in the three upcoming presidential debates. And no debate will have as large an audience, or do as much to shape public perceptions of the candidates, as this first one. | Neither candidate will be able to command the attention of the American public the way they will in the three upcoming presidential debates. And no debate will have as large an audience, or do as much to shape public perceptions of the candidates, as this first one. |
| There's a good chance Monday night's affair will break the record of 80 million Americans who watched incumbent Jimmy Carter face-off against Ronald Reagan. | There's a good chance Monday night's affair will break the record of 80 million Americans who watched incumbent Jimmy Carter face-off against Ronald Reagan. |
| In an election cycle that's measured in months and even years, this debate gives Americans a real, unscripted opportunity to see how the would-be presidents might handle the intense stresses of the Oval Office. | In an election cycle that's measured in months and even years, this debate gives Americans a real, unscripted opportunity to see how the would-be presidents might handle the intense stresses of the Oval Office. |
| It's the mother of all job interviews. | It's the mother of all job interviews. |
| More on the election | More on the election |
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| Key issues - where candidates stand | Key issues - where candidates stand |
| A-Z guide to political jargon | A-Z guide to political jargon |
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