Mario Cuomo, ‘Hamlet of the Hudson,’ dies at 82

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Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dies at 82

Mario Cuomo, the golden-tongued son of Italian immigrants who road his liberal views and hard-nosed political acumen to the top of Democratic politics as New York’s governor before repeatedly shunning a run for the White House, died Thursday. He was 82. Mr. Cuomo, whose son Andrew is New York’s reigning governor, rose to national prominence in…

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