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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy, left, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver speak during the Wine, Beer, Spirits and Cider Summit, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Albany Times Union, John Carl D'Annibale)

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Nicol Austin, left, of Kings County Distillery, Alejandro del Peral, center, and his mother Sonya del Peral of Albany's Nine Pin Cider Works speak during the Wine, Beer, Spirits and Cider Summit, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Albany Times Union, John Carl D'Annibale)

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Gun rights activists stand for the Pledge of Allegiance during a rally at the Empire State Plaza on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. With the deadline falling April 15 for registering AR-15s and other guns newly classified as assault weapons, some Second Amendment advocates are calling for civil disobedience and ignoring the new law. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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A sign is carried through a crowd during a gun rights rally at the Empire State Plaza on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. With the deadline falling April 15 for registering AR-15s and other guns newly classified as assault weapons, some Second Amendment advocates are calling for civil disobedience and ignoring the new law. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Gun rights activists hold signs during a rally at the Empire State Plaza on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. With the deadline falling April 15 for registering AR-15s and other guns newly classified as assault weapons, some Second Amendment advocates are calling for civil disobedience and ignoring the new law. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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A gun rights advocates holds a sign during a demonstration outside the Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. The group rallied against the recently legislated NY SAFE Act and other measures they say infringe on their constitutional right to bear arms. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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**FILE** Helen Strom of the Brooklyn borough of New York listens to a speaker during the People's Budget Hearing at the Capitol on Feb. 27, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. Anti-poverty groups rallied for a raise in the state's minimum wage and increased funding for jobs and human services programs. (Associated Press)