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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is happy to discuss his new book on local TV — but only if reporters don’t ask questions about things like a local bridge that needs repair.

That’s what 13 WHAM, the ABC affiliate in Rochester, said it discovered after the book’s publicist arranged an interview with Cuomo on Wednesday afternoon.

Five minutes before the scheduled 4 p.m. interview, a Cuomo campaign aide relayed the message that only questions about the memoir, “All Things Possible,” would be permitted.

“We said, ‘No. That’s unacceptable. We have to ask relevant questions beyond the book,’ ” said WHAM news director Matt Malyn.

The interview was canceled.

Cuomo is plugging his book as he fights for re-election against Rob Astorino.

The Cuomo campaign referred questions to its publisher, Harper Collins, which, like The Post, is part of News Corp. A Harper Collins spokesman insisted Cuomo did not “refuse” any interview because the ground rules were clear.

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