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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton speaking at presidential campaigns. The two presidential candidates kicked off the first debate Monday night. 
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Presidential debate rundown

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump kicked off the first presidential debate on Monday night. NBC Nightly News anchor Lestor Holt moderated the debate, which took place at Hofstra University. Experts projected 100 million viewers would watch the televised debate.


Roughly 90 students gathered in the Student Union lobby on Monday night for a presidential debate watch party.
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UB College Republicans host debate watch party

UB College Republicans hosted the event but students from the Democrat and Libertarian clubs were also present. Attendees were engaged and enthusiastic. Students intermittently cheered and booed for the candidates. Cheers were primarily in response to Republican candidate Donald Trump’s remarks, whereas boos were mostly directed at Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.



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