The Note: About That Brawl in Brooklyn

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--MOMENTS THAT MATTERED AT THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATE: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders met Thursday night in Brooklyn ahead of the state’s primary on April 19 for their ninth presidential primary debate, hosted by CNN, and the exchanges between the two Democratic candidates got fiery. Sanders and Clinton, who both have ties to New York, sparred on various topics including minimum wage, gun control, national security and Clinton’s paid speeches to Wall Street companies. ABC’s SHUSHANNAH WALSHE, LIZ KREUTZ, MARYALICE PARKS look at the moments that mattered at Thursday night’s debate. http://abcn.ws/264MLjx

--BEST LINES OF THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATE: ABC’s PAOLA CHAVEZ highlights some of the best lines: http://abcn.ws/1p2FoHM THE DEBATE IN A MINUTE, courtesy of ABC’s TOM THORNTON and ALI DUKAKIS: http://abcn.ws/1XzcBGx

--ANALYSIS -- ABC’s RICK KLEIN: “If the Democratic race is over, nobody has told Bernie Sanders. And if Hillary Clinton’s only remaining task is to make sure Sanders supporters stay in the Democratic fold, that talking point hasn’t made its way into Clinton’s headspace. A debate in New York -– the home state, by some definition of both candidates -– exposed divisions between Sanders and Clinton that border on personal disdain. Though it’s late in the voting calendar, the debate drew out arguments that the two Democratic candidates have skirted for the better part of a year. Clinton was indignant in responding to the suggestion that she’s not qualified for the presidency. Then she went further, citing a much-publicized New York Daily News editorial board session where Sanders struggled to enunciate specific policy positions.The tone was a contrast to the last debate, held more than a month ago in Florida. That encounter revealed weary candidates who were at times hesitant to engage, reflecting a race that seemed to be petering out. http://abcn.ws/1SdHvTq

--THIS WEEK ON ‘THIS WEEK’: Fresh off the Democratic debate and ahead of New York’s critical primary, Hillary Clinton goes one-on-one with George Stephanopoulos, in a Sunday exclusive. And her rival for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders comes to "This Week." Then, will Donald Trump be able to secure the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination? Or will rival Ted Cruz block him? Trump and Cruz campaign delegate hunters Paul Manafort and Ken Cuccinelli, speak exclusively to “This Week” Sunday. Plus, the powerhouse roundtable debates the week in politics with ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd, host and managing editor of TV One’s “News One Now” Roland Martin, Republican strategist Mary Matalin and former Clinton labor secretary and UC Berkley professor Robert Reich.

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