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>> reporter: he was born to polish-jewish immigrants in the bronx, new york, 1934. drafted out of college by the army to serve in world war ii. returning home, he began climbing the political ladder. a lifelong democrat who served on new york city counsel and three terms in the congress and in 1977 he became new york's 105th mayor, a job koch often said he wanted for life. koch took over a city facing financial crisis and credited with saving it if disaster. he was mayor 12 years and spirited, irreverent and rarely if ever boring. >> thank you. >> reporter: in 1982, he lost a democratic primar...
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