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‘A different world’: 2020 Democrats set to spar on altered playing field

Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, and Andrew Yang, right, talk Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, after a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston, as Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg talk. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

By S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

When the top Democratic presidential hopefuls take the debate stage Tuesday, America will see a race that has changed dramatically since the candidates faced off just a month ago.

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2018, file photo, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detain a person during a raid in Richmond, Va. The agency is in charge of arresting and deporting immigrants who lack legal status. After postponing an immigration-enforcement operation in June 2019, the Trump administration plans to go ahead with the raids in July. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

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Yellow vest protestor holds a placard with a portrait of French President Emmanuel Macron during a march, in Paris, Saturday, June 1, 2019. Yellow vest protests are taking place for the 29th consecutive week to challenge President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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President Donald Trump bows his head down as they say their prayer at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump’s bid to end ‘forever wars’ undercut by Saudi troop deployment

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A parking garage is seen where a police officer was shot, in downtown Silver Spring, Md., Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, said they were searching for at least one person after an officer was found shot in a parking garage in downtown Silver Spring on Monday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Montgomery County police officer fatally shot in downtown Silver Spring

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Red paint covers a statue of Christopher Columbus on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Providence, R.I., after it was vandalized on the day named to honor him as one of the first Europeans to reach the New World. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith) ** FILE **

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Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, and Andrew Yang, right, talk Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, after a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston, as Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg talk. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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In this Oct. 17, 2018 file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown smiles during an interview in Portland, Ore. Gov. Brown says she's prepared to use her executive order privileges to lower carbon emissions herself if lawmakers can't find a compromise following a legislative session in which Republican state senators fled the state to thwart climate legislation. The governor said Monday, July 1, 2019 that she wants to move forward on a statewide cap and trade plan. The proposal caps carbon emissions and requires businesses to buy or trade an ever-dwindling pool of pollution credits or &quot;allowances.&quot; (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

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FILE - In this June 29, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan. Xi has an ambitious goal for China: to achieve &quot;national rejuvenation&quot; as a strong and prosperous nation by 2049, which would be the 100th anniversary of Communist Party rule. One problem: Trump wants to make the United States great again too. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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A car drives through a darkened Montclair Village as Pacific Gas & Electric power shutdowns continue in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. The area remains without power after the utility cut service hoping to prevent wildfires during dry, windy conditions. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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