1.   And Ray Katz, an analyst at Bear, Stearns, sent out a note to clients Wednesday saying he believed the deal would happen.

2.   Announcing a merger is only the first of many steps to making the deal happen.

3.   A great deal has happened in my life over the past year or so, and I am looking forward to a fresh start with the Giants.

4.   All these frequent-flier miles come amid speculation the deal could happen before the end of the week.

5.   But if no deal happens, they also see a chance for Dynegy to take business away from a weakened Enron.

6.   But Hanley, who also appeared on CNBC, continued to say he thought the deal would happen.

7.   But the deal never happened.

8.   But this stadium deal could never happen this way in Beantown.

9.   But three-way deals seldom happen.

10.   But Uri Landesman, chief investment officer of AFA Management Partners, said he doubts the deal will happen.