101. Some liberals, such as House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt, see the agreement as a White House sellout to the GOP and the wealthy. 102. The authority described the agreement as consistent with professional football leases at other publicly owned facilities where teams keep revenue from tickets, luxury boxes and concessions. 103. The AFL-CIO and unions outside it such as the United Automobile Workers view these agreements as licenses to American manufacturers to export union jobs. 104. The clashes in Jenin and Nablus are certain to be used by critics of the peace agreements as evidence of the dangers to security posed by the Israeli withdrawals. 105. The companies defend their agreement as proper, but signed a settlement with the FTC agreeing not to make any other similar deals. 106. The Federal Trade Commission has challenged several such agreements as illegal restraints of trade. 107. The federal prosecutors, who had investigated Iroquois for four years, portrayed the settlement agreement as a significant victory. 108. The Justice Department, though, quickly hailed the agreement as a victory. 109. The industry treats research agreements as corporate secrets and contractually forbids doctors to disclose them. 110. The mayor and Hill described the agreement as a win-win accord, which was reached after Hill and Deputy Mayor Randy Levine bargained well past midnight. |