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Thursday's Headlines: Democrats pull no punches on second night of debate

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Democrats pull no punches on second night of debate
The exchanges showcased many of the deep divides within the party that are taking on greater urgency as the candidates strive to make gains before the field narrows.
Highlights from night 2
The 10 candidates showed they were ready for a fight.
 
The Fix | Analysis
Winners and losers from tonight's debate
Sen. Kamala D. Harris didn't repeat her star turn, Joe Biden was bruised again, and Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren won in absentia.
 
Fact Checker | Analysis
How 13 policy-oriented claims stack up
Candidates attacked each other's records and defended their own.
 
The Take | Analysis
Debate turns on character as much as ideology, a foreboding path for Democrats
The candidates squabbled over honesty, declining to offer an uplifting message as they pilloried each other more than President Trump.
 
Biden, Harris muddle through confusing health policy during debate
Their plans are more moderate than Medicare-for-all but might be harder to explain. Health-care experts said both candidates strained to explain key details.
 
Missed the debate? Read the transcript from our live chat.
 
Biden, Harris field attacks on criminal justice records
"You stood up and used that tough-on-crime phony rhetoric that got a lot of people elected but destroyed communities like mine," Sen. Cory Booker (N.J.) told Biden.
 
Analysis: Eric Garner's death was a major topic at the debate
Bill De Blasio's controversial response to the death of Eric Garner was on display at the presidential debate.
 
Graphic: Which candidate spoke the most?
 
Fed cuts interest rates, a move Trump criticizes as insufficient
Wall Street investors and President Trump have been calling for large interest-rate cuts by the end of the year. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell refused to promise that and left unclear how much more stimulus the Fed is willing to inject.
 
Analysis: If the economy is in good shape, why is the Fed cutting rates?
Top Fed officials are calling this an "insurance cut" to counteract Trump's trade war and weakness overseas.
 
Trump, Epstein partied together. Then an oceanfront mansion came between them.
Donald Trump has not said why his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein ruptured, only that it happened about 15 years ago. At the time, they were squaring off over a Palm Beach mansion being sold at bankruptcy.
 
 
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Opinions
Joe Biden was brilliantly and gloriously adequate
I'm grateful for every woman running for president. Even Williamson.
Biden performed better in the second debate. CNN didn't.
Booker broke through. Biden struck back. Harris was in the hot seat.
A Chinese dissident jailed for critical thought deserves the world's help
Why my committee needs President Trump's tax returns
 
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North Korean soldier makes midnight dash to freedom across DMZ
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Dubai's Princess Haya wants protection from the glitzy city's ruler. She's not the first.
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Post Reports | Listen Now
How Trump wants to one-up Democrats on health care
Yasmeen Abutaleb on the White House's scramble for a health-care win. Moriah Balingit explains how e-cigarettes may lead to more than nicotine addiction. And Heather Long on the Federal Reserve's gamble on the economy. 
 

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