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Remembering Ed Koch

Rep. Ed Koch, representing New York's 18th district

Photo credit: AP | Rep. Ed Koch, representing New York's 18th district in the U.S. House of Representatives, is interviewed in Manhattan. (March 1, 1973)

Friends, sometime adversaries and notable public figures remember Edward I. Koch, the combative former three-term New York City mayor who died early Friday morning at age 88.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg:

"Earlier today, New York City lost an irrepressible icon, our most charismatic cheerleader and champion, Edward I. Koch. He was a great mayor, a great man, and a great friend.

"In...

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