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Cuomo and the poetry of public life

New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo

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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was asked Tuesday about his plans for a most minimal appearance at the Democratic National Convention in early September.

His response, though stated in prose, best lends itself  to verse form. Here it is verbatim, as recorded in from his Manhattan news conference:

“Because I am governor

"of the state of New York,

"And I have a lot to do

"as...

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