TY - BOOK AU - Shnayerson,Michael TI - The Contender: Andrew Cuomo, a Biography SN - 9781455521999 (hardcover) AV - F 125.3.C85 S558c 2015 U1 - 974.7 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Twelve/Hachette Book Group KW - Cuomo, Andrew Mark, KW - Governors KW - New York (State) KW - Biography KW - Cabinet officers KW - United States KW - Politics and government KW - 1951- N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The high point -- The men in the family -- From Andy to Andrew -- A loyalty like heat -- The enforcer -- A cause to embrace -- In search of a killing -- Cuomolot -- Waterloo in White Plains -- Mr. Cuomo goes to Washington -- Rise to power -- Mr. Secretary -- A nemesis to contend with -- A last chance for change -- Running into the ground -- Hitting bottom -- Attorney General with a vengeance -- Managing the meltdown -- Man of the people -- Going for the govenor -- A state in need of saving -- Like Midas -- Making enemies -- The great allure of gaming -- Guns and butter -- Scandalmania -- Less is Moreland -- Starting again -- Full circle N2 - Examines the life and career of the New York attorney general and governor ER -