Cuomo's death marks the passing of a liberal lion

With former Gov. Mario Cuomo's death, liberals have lost one of their last, best champions, a proud populist who represented an older breed of Democrat. During his three terms as governor, the former minor league baseball player from Queens championed the working class, reproached Ronald Reagan and flirted -- repeatedly -- with a run for the White House.

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