The Life and Times of Mario Cuomo

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Mario Cuomo, the three-term Democratic governor of New York, who commanded the attention of the country, died on Jan. 1, 2015. He was 82.

Image: Mario Cuomo, the three-term Democratic governor of New York, in 1995.

Mario Cuomo, the three-term Democratic governor of New York, in 1995. Cuomo, who commanded the attention of the country with a compelling public presence and a forceful defense of liberalism, died at home in Manhattan on Jan. 1, 2015. He was 82. FRED R. CONRAD / The New York Times via Redux Pictures

Jan. 2, 2015, 10:15 PM EST / Updated Jan. 2, 2015, 10:15 PM EST

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