61.  Some progress is being made under the federal mediator, but a final deal still seems far off.

62.  Southern California Edison has not made a final deal to sell its transmission lines, a necessity if it is to begin paying bills owed since November.

63.  Speaking in Temple, Texas, where he lives, McLane said that a final deal was not complete.

64.  That assessment came as the league began disclosing final deals for the rights, covering the next eight years.

65.  That deal fell through, however, when Waban and Leonard Green failed to reach a final deal on terms.

66.  That formed the basis of the final deal.

67.  That is not lost on some agricultural customers, who could still complicate a final deal by voting to reject it.

68.  That horse trading was clearly evident in a summary of the final deal.

69.  The AFL-CIO played a key role in supporting the strike and in brokering the final deal.

70.  The announcement Tuesday by the three companies stopped just short of saying a final deal had been struck.