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| US election 2016: Clinton and Trump begin final debate | |
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| Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have taken to the stage in Las Vegas for the final debate in an increasingly bitter race for the US presidency. | |
| It began with Mrs Clinton vowing to uphold women's and LGBT rights, while Mr Trump pledged to protect gun rights. | |
| Polls show Mr Trump is losing in key battleground states after facing a slew of sexual assault allegations. | Polls show Mr Trump is losing in key battleground states after facing a slew of sexual assault allegations. |
| But Mrs Clinton remains unpopular with many US voters and has faced more questions about her trustworthiness. | |
| Most Americans will cast their votes on 8 November. | Most Americans will cast their votes on 8 November. |
| Millions were expected to tune into the third and final debate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, moderated by Fox News presenter Chris Wallace. | |
| The two candidates are to discuss six topics: national debt and health and social benefits, immigration, the economy, the Supreme Court, foreign flashpoints and their fitness to be president. | |
| Mr Trump has faced damaging fallout after a video emerged of him making obscene comments about groping women, with senior Republicans deserting him. | Mr Trump has faced damaging fallout after a video emerged of him making obscene comments about groping women, with senior Republicans deserting him. |
| What to expect - Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Las Vegas | |
| So which Donald Trump is going to show up at the final US presidential debate? | So which Donald Trump is going to show up at the final US presidential debate? |
| Will it be the Republican nominee who has offered reform-oriented policy proposals like term-limits for members of Congress and more stringent regulation of government lobbyists? Or will it be the candidate who has predicted "large-scale voter fraud" on election day and continued to launch nasty personal attacks on his Democratic opponent? | Will it be the Republican nominee who has offered reform-oriented policy proposals like term-limits for members of Congress and more stringent regulation of government lobbyists? Or will it be the candidate who has predicted "large-scale voter fraud" on election day and continued to launch nasty personal attacks on his Democratic opponent? |
| Over the past week Mr Trump has offered hints of a campaign that could have been - one that capitalised on fatigue from eight years of Democratic rule and presented a can-do message of outsider-oriented change. | Over the past week Mr Trump has offered hints of a campaign that could have been - one that capitalised on fatigue from eight years of Democratic rule and presented a can-do message of outsider-oriented change. |
| Instead, Mr Trump has spent the bulk of his campaign offering Americans dark warnings of rampant crime and economic ruin, punctuated by off-message rants that exacerbate the impact of personal scandals and gaffes. | Instead, Mr Trump has spent the bulk of his campaign offering Americans dark warnings of rampant crime and economic ruin, punctuated by off-message rants that exacerbate the impact of personal scandals and gaffes. |
| Given Mr Trump's performance in the first two debates - and the fact his campaign has invited a motley assortment of debate guests, including a woman accusing Bill Clinton of sexual assault and President Barack Obama's estranged half-brother - chances are we'll see more of this blunderbuss approach. | Given Mr Trump's performance in the first two debates - and the fact his campaign has invited a motley assortment of debate guests, including a woman accusing Bill Clinton of sexual assault and President Barack Obama's estranged half-brother - chances are we'll see more of this blunderbuss approach. |
| That strategy hasn't worked for Mr Trump so far, however, and now time is running very short. | That strategy hasn't worked for Mr Trump so far, however, and now time is running very short. |
| You can follow @awzurcher on Twitter | You can follow @awzurcher on Twitter |
| In recent days he has railed against the election process itself, warning the vote is "absolutely rigged" with "large-scale voter fraud" taking place. | In recent days he has railed against the election process itself, warning the vote is "absolutely rigged" with "large-scale voter fraud" taking place. |
| His remarks prompted a scathing response from President Barack Obama, who said the Republican challenger should "stop whining". | His remarks prompted a scathing response from President Barack Obama, who said the Republican challenger should "stop whining". |
| Mr Trump has invited President Obama's estranged half-brother, Malik Obama - one of his supporters - as a guest. | Mr Trump has invited President Obama's estranged half-brother, Malik Obama - one of his supporters - as a guest. |
| He also invited Patricia Smith, whose son was killed in an attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012, while Mrs Clinton was US secretary of state. | He also invited Patricia Smith, whose son was killed in an attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012, while Mrs Clinton was US secretary of state. |
| In contrast to Mr Trump, Mrs Clinton has kept a low profile ahead of the debate to prepare for the showdown. | In contrast to Mr Trump, Mrs Clinton has kept a low profile ahead of the debate to prepare for the showdown. |
| Her spokesman said the Democratic nominee was ready for whatever "scorched-earth" tactics her rival might try. | Her spokesman said the Democratic nominee was ready for whatever "scorched-earth" tactics her rival might try. |
| Mrs Clinton is likely to face questions about a batch of hacked emails from the account of her campaign boss, released by WikiLeaks, that her rival has seized on. | |
| Polls suggest Mrs Clinton is ahead nationally and in key battleground states. | |