21.   Before General Electric made its offer, the boards of both United Technologies and Honeywell had been planning to meet Friday to approve the deal.

22.   Before the alternative suitor emerged, both boards had been planning to meet today to approve the deal.

23.   Bobb and Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown have been lobbying Major League Baseball to approve the deal.

24.   Both boards met on Friday, and the deal was not approved.

25.   Both Chernomyrdin and Fyodorov appear in documents approving the deals, authorities say.

26.   Both deals must be approved by state regulators.

27.   --- For that to happen, state and federal regulators must approve the deal.

28.   A clause in the agreement gives the insurance company the right to approve the deal.

29.   A federal judge must approve the deal.

30.   A judge approved the deal in September, but his decision is being appealed.