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Groups meet with Cuomo on women's equality agenda

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his third

Photo credit: AP | New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his third State of the State address at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. (Jan. 9, 2013)

ALBANY -- Advancing a "women's agenda" that some see as a bid for the national stage, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday met with 13 advocacy groups that formed a coalition to get his new 10-step equality plan enacted.

The platform, which bundles protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual harassment and trafficking with pay equity and abortion reforms, builds on other progressive themes,...

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