The Note: Top Takeaways From The First Democratic Debate

NOTABLES --7 MOMENTS THAT MATTERED LAST NIGHT: Hillary Clinton may have stepped onto the stage at the first Democratic presidential primary debate Tuesday as the frontrunner to be her party's nominee, but she did not shy away from a fight, ABC's SHUSHANNAH WALSHE, RYAN STRUYK and MICHAEL FALCONE note. Her second quest for the White House has hit several roadblocks since she announced her candidacy, including persistent questions about the private email account she used as secretary of state and a more vigorous-than-expected challenge from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The debate was dominated by sparring -- intense at times -- between Clinton and Sanders with the other candidates, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb and former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee playing supporting roles. The most intense skirmishes of the night were over gun control, differences on foreign policy, Clinton's emails and her handling of the terrorist attacks in Benghazi....