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7 things to watch for during Night 1 of the Democratic debate in Detroit

It's a showdown of the Democratic presidential primary field's top progressives Tuesday night as Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts headline the first night of this week's debate in Detroit, which is being televised by CNN.

The format is similar to last month's opening debate, featuring 10 Democrats on stage per night.

The other candidates appearing on stage Tuesday are Montana Gov. Steve Bullock; South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Maryland Rep. John Delaney; former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper; Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar; former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan and spiritual self-help author Marianne Williamson.

CNN hosts Dana Bash, Don Lemon and Jake Tapper will moderate. Candidates will get 60 seconds to respond to questions and 30 seconds to make responses and rebuttals. The debate begins at 5 p.m. Pacific.

Here are a few

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