Last night an estimated 50 million Americans tuned in to watch the first Presidential debate of the 2012 elections.

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Unlike his father, Vidal showed no interest in sports and took to writing at age 14, joined the Navy at 17 and published his first novel, the World War II-themed "Williwaw, " while on night watch in port at 19.

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Romney will watch the Tuesday night's results from New Hampshire, where he scored the first political victory of his 2012 Oval Office bid.

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Did he bother to watch Harvard's victory over No. 10 New Mexico on Thursday night, the first NCAA tournament win in school history?

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