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Democrats in Presidential Debate Spar Over Foreign Policy, Climate

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   The impeachment inquiry into allegations President Donald Trump sought
   to pressure Ukraine was the dominant focus Wednesday in Washington and
   the first topic on the agenda Wednesday night as Democrats competing to
   be the party's nominee in the 2020 election squared off in their latest
   debate in Atlanta.

   Those on the stage stood united in their support for the impeachment
   probe and their opposition to the president they each hope will be
   their opponent when voters across the country go to the polls a year
   from now.

   That spirit marked much of the debate, with candidates spending less
   time than in previous debates going after each other while highlighting
   the policy positions on which they largely agree.

   Senator Bernie Sanders called Trump perhaps the most corrupt president
   in modern U.S. history, but cautioned against making opposition to
   Trump the sole focus in the push to defeat the president at the polls.
   He pointed to economic challenges faced by those who lack health
   insurance or housing, and the "existential crisis" of climate change as
   he said the government can take on both of those and investigating
   Trump.