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The debate Democrats have waited for: Joe Biden vs. Elizabeth Warren

WASHINGTON - At last, Democratic voters will get the face-off many have been waiting for: Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren on the same presidential debate stage for the first time.

With that, a fork in the road is coming into view for the Democratic Party.

Only 10 candidates qualified for the Democrats' September debate by the Wednesday deadline. ABC, the sponsoring network for the event, had already announced that would mean one night of debating, Sept. 12.

Two top candidates - the former vice president who is the front-runner, and the Massachusetts senator whose campaign has been gathering momentum - personify big choices Democrats face about what they stand for and how much change will be needed if they oust President Donald Trump.

Warren wants to shake things up, Biden wants to calm things down. She calls for tectonic changes in

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