11.   For its part, the AFL-CIO has vowed to oppose the deal for fear that American jobs will be lost.

12.   Gov. Ben Cayetano, a Democrat, said Wednesday that he would not oppose the deal, according to the Associated Press.

13.   Hamas would rather see power pass to the opposition Likud Bloc, which has consistently opposed the deal with the PLO.

14.   Had that been disclosed, he said he would have opposed the deal.

15.   Hewlett has been joined by David Woodley Packard and the Packard Foundation in opposing the deal.

16.   Hewlett, his family, the Hewlett Foundation and David W. Packard, the son of HP co-founder David Packard, said last month that they oppose the deal.

17.   If that fails, Wells Fargo will stage a proxy fight to oust current First Interstate board directors who oppose the deal.

18.   In the last two weeks, Hewlett has been joined by other heirs of the co-founders in publicly opposing the deal.

19.   In opposing the deal, doctors and consumer groups often assert that Aetna and Prudential together would have an unhealthy share of the HMO market.

20.   In the end, they had not only angered those in Congress who oppose any deal with China, but those who think one is essential.