81.   They had said from the outset that the Justice Department would face an uphill legal battle if it attempted to block the deal.

82.   There was none of the nationalism that might once have blocked such deals.

83.   Thirteen separate shareholder suits were filed seeking to block the deal.

84.   This executive said that if Malone blocked the deal with Time Warner, Turner might attempt to arrange a sale to another potential bidder.

85.   Those clients will probably pile back in to AOL if the deal is blocked by regulators.

86.   Though another bidder may emerge, and a shareholder suit was filed Tuesday seeking to block the deal, investors seem likely to go along.

87.   Thursday, MCI asked the FCC to block that deal.

88.   Tribune executives lost their first court challenge to block the deal, but plan to be back in federal court with new claims this week.

89.   US District Judge Thomas Hogan has said he will rule by the end of this month on a Federal Trade Commission request to temporarily block the deal.

90.   Unlike U.S. agencies, the commission can block deals without going to court.