21.   Ratcliffe continued to support the merger with Royal Caribbean as the best combination.

22.   Rep. Pete Geren, D-Texas, also appeared and said he supported the merger.

23.   Teledyne co-founders Henry Singleton and George Kozmetsky are expected to support the merger, analysts said.

24.   The Danish government said it supported the merger and would look at selling its shares in the bank.

25.   The companies have already been in communication with ISS informally, however, and are supplying the firm with data supporting the merger, sources said.

26.   The Fed supports bank mergers as the path to more efficiency.

27.   The language is aimed at regulators, politicians and the broader public, experts said, to persuade them to support the merger.

28.   The letter prompts HP board member and former chairman Richard Hackborn, who supports the merger, to resign from the board of the Hewlett Foundation.

29.   The mayors of both towns support a merger.

30.   The state, only four health plans, notably Kaiser and HealthNet, support the merger, with one undecided.