US president Barack Obama and republican candidate Mitt Romney have been letting their hair down at a charity dinner in New York.
Romney in particular showed a relaxed side to his character that commentators have said has been missing.
Dressed up in a dinner suit, Romney joked he was finally getting to appear in something he wore around the house.
But it was for vice president Joe Biden and the media that he reserved his sharpest wit.
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