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Cuomo out to raise national profile with liberal agenda, pundits say

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo addresses the

Photo credit: AP | New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo addresses the Legislature. (Jan. 22, 2013)

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's proposal to guarantee women in New York the right to late-term abortions likely will be a hard-fought battle with conservatives in the Republican-led State Senate, but the move could raise his standing with the Democratic Party's liberal base as he positions himself for a possible presidential run in 2016, some political observers say.

The abortion rights proposal will...

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