31.   If the board rejects the deal, it would set the stage for a strike late next month.

32.   If the administration took his advice and insisted on special inspections now, Pyongyang says it would reject any deal.

33.   If the ALPA council rejects the deal, Delta and the union would return to the bargaining table for seven more days of talks.

34.   If the owners reject the deal again, the teams will play a traditional schedule next year.

35.   If the states reject the deal, they can challenge it when it is presented to the federal court for public hearings, as required under the law.

36.   If pilots reject the deal, the two sides would probably return to the negotiating table for seven more days of talks.

37.   If the EchoStar deal was rejected, GM would probably end up selling Hughes and DirecTV to the News Corp.

38.   If the owners reject the deal, the repeater restrictions would remain in effect.

39.   If the states reject the deal, they can still seek individual settlements.

40.   In recent days, consumer groups and small and large competitors of AOL urged the government to reject the deal.