Ever-eloquent Mario Cuomo, a son of Queens who rode his rhetorical gifts to three terms as New York governor and tantalized Democrats by flirting with a run for President, died Thursday, two sources close to the family said.
Mario Cuomo, who served as governor of New York from 1983 to 1994, died at the age of 82 on January 1, as his son Andrew began his second term as the state's governor. Described by his Associated Press obituary as “the
Birds sang; a soft breeze fluttered the curtains of Mario Cuomo's study. His diary was open. He was about to record his impressions of the weekend in Washington: Andrew's glamorous wedding to Kerry Kennedy, and the tangle of emotions that a visit to
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani—a Republican who crossed party lines to endorse Gov. Mario Cuomo, a Democrat, for re-election in 1994—today offered his condolences after the death of a man he called “a
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani—a Republican who crossed party lines to endorse Gov. Mario Cuomo, a Democrat, for re-election in 1994—today offered his condolences after the death of a man he called “a