21.   People familiar with the CBS-Westinghouse talks, however, discounted any potential stumbling blocks the Disney announcement would bring to their deal.

22.   People familiar with the matter said the document was never sent from the DNC to the White House and that no additional calls were made.

23.   People familiar with the situation said the senior trader is Neil Dodgson and that the junior trader was Kyriacos Papouis.

24.   People familiar with the talks, though, said they were unaware of any such proposal.

25.   People familiar with the agreement, however, said the date was the subject of intense negotiations between the company and government lawyers.

26.   People familiar with the negotiations, who asked not to be named, said this report was misleading.

27.   Raytheon Co. will get preliminary offers for its Amana appliance unit tomorrow, said people familiar with the situation.

28.   Several people familiar with the talks said that a deal was reached last week, only to be pulled back by baseball officials.

29.   Several people familiar with the investigation who requested anonymity described how Douze found accident participants.

30.   The committee met for the first time only a week ago and it seems unlikely to reach a recommendation immediately, people familiar with the situation said.