Factbox: Quotes from second U.S. presidential debate

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney met on Tuesday at New York’s Hofstra University for the second of three presidential debates ahead of the November 6 election. Below are some highlights of what the two candidates said. FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY On Obama’s response to Libya attacks: “There was no demonstration involved, it was a terrorist attack and it took a long time for that to be told to the American people. Whether there was some misleading, or instead whether we just didn’t know what happened, you have to ask yourself… …

Fiery Biden sets stage for Obama recovery attempt

U.S. Vice President Biden answers question during the vice presidential debate with Republican vice presidential nominee Ryan in DanvilleWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Joe Biden's spirited performance in the vice presidential debate had Republicans criticizing him on Friday for snide grins and a comment on Libya, but it set the stage for President Barack Obama to try to regain his footing in a rematch with challenger Mitt Romney next Tuesday. After Obama was seen as largely passive against resurgent Republican Romney last week in their first debate before the November 6 U.S. …