Mario Cuomo, New York Governor and Liberal Beacon, Dies at 82

BREAKING NEWS Thursday, January 1, 2015 8:14 PM EST

Mario Cuomo, New York Governor and Liberal Beacon, Dies at 82 Mario M. Cuomo, the three-term governor of New York who commanded the attention of the country with a compelling public presence, a forceful defense of liberalism and his exhaustive ruminations about whether to run for president, died at home in Manhattan on Thursday, according to a family friend. He was 82. READ MORE » http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/02/nyregion/mario-cuomo-new-york-governor-and-liberal-beacon-dies-at-82.html?emc=edit_na_20150101