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Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders face off in Thursday night's debate in Brooklyn. (Associated Press)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- After days of campaign rallies and rhetoric, Democratic Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders finally came head-to-head in Thursday night's live debate from Brooklyn.

The two got loud and testy as they sparred back and forth in front of the large and enthusiastic partisan audience.

Sanders rapped Clinton on her affirmative vote in the Senate for the war in Iraq, while Clinton went after Sanders for his stance on gun control. They also sparred over climate change, crime, and Wall Street reform.

Unlike the early, calm debates, this one included lots of shouting, at one point prompting CNN moderator Wolf Blitzer to say: "If you're both screaming at each other, the viewers won't be able to hear either of you."

Clinton, the former First Lady who went on to represent New York in the Senate for two terms before stepping down to serve as Secretary of State, and Brooklyn-born Sanders, a career-politician from Vermont, lent their support to striking Verizon workers earlier in the week, and Sanders held a massive rally in Washington Square Park Wednesday evening.

Clinton has 1,758 delegates in her corner, including 469 super-delegates, and Sanders has 1,069, including 31 super-delegates. A candidate needs 2,383 to win the Democratic nomination.

The New York primary is Tuesday. Only registered Democrats and registered Republicans may vote.

Candidates will face April 26 primaries next in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Rhode Island.

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