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Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo dead at 82

2015-01-02 2 Dailymotion

Mario Cuomo, best known for his liberal voice, served as New York's three-term 52nd governor from 1983 to 1994.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: MARIO CUOMO, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We won because people, people and the passion of belief are still more important than money."<br/> <br />The former governor died of natural causes on Thursday at his home in Manhattan. He was 82.<br/> <br />His death came on the same day his eldest son, Andrew Cuomo, was sworn in for his own second term as governor.<br/> <br />Mario Cuomo was a favorite of the Democratic Party's liberal wing.<br/> <br />He delivered the keynote at the 1984 Democratic Convention and rose to national prominence with his speech criticizing the policies of then President Ronald Reagan.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: MARIO CUOMO, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Maybe Mr. President if you stopped in at a shelter in chicago spoke to the homeless there maybe mr.President if you spoke to a woman denied the help she needed because you said you needed the monye for a tax break for a millionaire or a missle w

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