51.   Until that approval, the two railroads would have to continue operating separately, even if a deal is finalized next spring.

52.   When the new labor deal is finalized and the NBA gives the all-clear, training camp will be held at College of the Desert in Palm Desert.

53.   While the deal is being finalized, Compaq still has to sell its goods and services.

54.   PLO sources said Hamas did not want the deal to be finalized.

55.   Pound said that while his report being finalized deals only with the Salt Lake bid, broader investigations of how the IOC picks cities for the Olympics were needed.

56.   Abdel Jawad said the deal was not finalized until the families of the victims and the U.S. and Libyan governments approve it, but that he was optimistic.

57.   A Vietnam Post official told The Associated Press that no deal had been finalized and that negotiations were continuing.

58.   About three teams visited Baghdad since late December, but business leaders say no deals were finalized.

59.   After weeks of negotiations, Kotlowitz and Thrashers general manager Don Waddell finally agreed on the bonuses Thursday night and finalized the deal Friday morning.

60.   Already a delegation has been formed to travel to the USA and finalize the deal.