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Four Dems walk out on NY Senate

ALBANY - Sounding more upbeat, State Senate chiefs said Tuesday they hoped by week's end to strike a deal that would break the monthlong impasse.

The five men, emerging from a half-hour meeting with Gov. David A. Paterson, said they had agreed to negotiate a pact for the 18 months remaining in the two-year legislative cycle. They will attempt to meld two proposals from Democrats with one...

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