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To Prep For Debates, Stand-Ins Take The Stage

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During the 2008 presidential debates, it was Ohio Sen. Rob Portman who stood in for Sen. Barack Obama when Sen. John McCain needed a practice partner. Portman is reportedly reprising his role this year for Gov. Mitt Romney. In Obama's corner, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry will stand in for Romney. (AP)
During the 2008 presidential debates, it was Ohio Sen. Rob Portman who stood in for Sen. Barack Obama when Sen. John McCain needed a practice partner. Portman is reportedly reprising his role this year for Gov. Mitt Romney. In Obama's corner, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry will stand in for Romney. (AP)

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