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Democrats Set for Debate as Race For President Moves to Nevada

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   Six Democratic candidates are gathering Wednesday in Nevada for the
   ninth debate in the race to be the party's nominee to oppose U.S.
   President Donald Trump in November's general election.

   Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor
   Pete Buttigieg enter the debate fresh off strong performances in Iowa
   and New Hampshire, the first two states to make their selections in the
   nominating contest.

   Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is looking to ride momentum from a
   surprise third-place finish in New Hampshire into the debate and
   Saturday's caucus in Nevada.

   Among the candidates for whom the debates and Saturday's voting are a
   chance to break through and recapture the support that made them strong
   contenders in earlier national polls are former Vice President Joe
   Biden and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.

   On the stage for the first time will be former New York City Mayor
   Michael Bloomberg, a late addition to the contest whose name is not
   even on the ballot in Nevada but who has surged in national polls in
   recent weeks while spending hundreds of millions of dollars of his own
   money on his campaign.

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