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New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo delivers his

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

There are woefully few heroes in politics today. But two have emerged in recent weeks from my home state of New York: Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

I've written before about heroic efforts by Bloomberg -- an independent who left the Republican Party and was a Democrat before seeking elective office -- to take on and clobber the National Rifle Association.

Now Cuomo --...

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