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From left, former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, George Pataki, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Sen. Chuck Schumer stand near the casket of former Gov. Hugh Carey Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Politicians, Family, Friends Pay Tribute To Late N.Y. Gov. Hugh Carey

There was a final farewell Thursday for one of New York’s most popular and colorful governors. Hugh Carey led the Empire State through the fiscal crisis of the 1970s. His funeral drew a bipartisan who’s who of New York’s political elite.

2011/08/11

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