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9 Ways to Watch the Presidential Debates Online

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney take the stage Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET to face off against one another in the first of three presidential debates. Joe Biden and Paul Ryan also get one debate, scheduled for Oct. 11. Here's the full schedule of debates:

Wednesday, Oct. 3 — Presidential debate on domestic policy Thursday, Oct. 11 — Vice-presidential debate on foreign and domestic policy Tuesday, Oct. 16 — Presidential town meeting on foreign and domestic policy Monday, Oct. 22 — Presidential debate on foreign policy

Looking for a place to watch online via your desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile device? Mashable has you covered. We'll be bringing the event directly to you here .

The eight options above also include livestreams, live blogs and other ways to watch and engage with each debate.

Don't forget to follow @MashUSWorld on Twitter, where we will live-tweet each of the four debates.

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