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    Great debate moments

    •January 1, 1970
    • FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry looks at his notes during a Republican Presidential Debate at Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Mich. The Republican primary campaign is already fading into memory. Remember Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan? Newt Gingrich's "moon base" proposal? Or Rick Perry's "oops" moment _ when he couldn't recall that third federal agency he wanted to eliminate? (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
    • Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich scolds CNN moderator John King at the beginning of a Republican presidential candidates debate in Charleston, South Carolina, January 19, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES  - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
    • DES MOINES, IA - DECEMBER 10:  Texas Gov. Rick Perry (L) and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speak during the ABC News GOP Presidential debate on the campus of Drake University on December 10, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa. Rivals were expected to target front runner Gingrich in the debate hosted by ABC News, Yahoo News, WOI-TV, The Des Moines Register and the Iowa GOP.  (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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    FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry looks at his notes during a Republican Presidential Debate at Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Mich. The Republican primary campaign is already fading into memory. Remember Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan? Newt Gingrich's "moon base" proposal? Or Rick Perry's "oops" moment _ when he couldn't recall that third federal agency he wanted to eliminate? (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

    FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry looks at his notes during a Republican Presidential Debate at Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Mich. The Republican primary campaign is already fading into memory. Remember Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan? Newt Gingrich's "moon base" proposal? Or Rick Perry's "oops" moment _ when he couldn't recall that third federal agency he wanted to eliminate? (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

    By Claudine Zap


    The first debate between Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama will be held on Wednesday. While the candidates prepare their talking points, we look back at some of the more memorable moments from past presidential face-offs. A zippy zinger can get serious airplay even after the actual debate is over, but so can an ill-timed gaffe. Here, some of the top moments.