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	The daughter of Lt. Alison Russo, an FDNY paramedic, on Friday asked that her mom be remembered as &ldquo;the hero that she was.&rdquo; Russo was stabbed to death Thursday in what officials said was an unprovoked attack. NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Cecilia Dowd reports.
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