101.   Spinning aside, the convergence of software and online services has put the two companies on a collision course that makes it hard to cut deals.

102.   Some Republicans are suspicious of Livingston because he cuts deals.

103.   Some smaller deals were cut as well.

104.   Sources said they were waiting to see if a deal was cut with Gramm before entering the Senate race.

105.   Stars are often not shrewd business people, and like everyone else, they sometimes cut bad deals.

106.   Still, a few out-of-state power generation companies have reportedly cut deals with large Boston-area corporations.

107.   That could make it hard for Fox to cut the deals he will need in the legislature, if the PRI stays united.

108.   That means that the Salt Lake City organizers may have to cut deals with several providers.

109.   The balance of legislative power has shifted to the Senate, where the Republican majority leader, Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi, likes to cut deals.

110.   The case, originally based on wiretap evidence, solidified as prosecutors cut deals with other defendants to testify against the Gravanos.