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A bitter 80-day United Auto Workers strike against an auto parts maker that has crippled dozens of General Motors Corp. factories could be coming to an end soon with a tentative contract agreement reached Friday.

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New York Gov. David Paterson, center, is assisted by his senior advisor, David Johnson, left, as he poses for photos with Sen. Charles Schumer, right, before an agricultural town hall meeting in Batavia, N.Y.,, Monday May 12, 2008.