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Kitty Dukakis, wife of former governor and presidential candidate, dies at 88

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Kitty Dukakis , wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate, dies at 88 .

She fought to make the world better, "sharing her vulnerabilities to help others face theirs," family says.

She won high marks as a political campaigner during her husband's 1988 presidential efforts, stumping tirelessly for him.

In 1990 autobiography, " Now You Know ," she blamed her mother for much of her addiction.