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Kang has used this as a negotiating tool and backed the team by investing in player salaries and transfer fees.

And yet Levy's painstaking negotiating style - ruthless and determined to get the best deal - has been a constant narrative used against him during his time as chairman.

"Calls for a comprehensive agreement are coming from both sides - we demand: sit down at the negotiating table now and don't get up until a deal is signed."

They have apparently been negotiating with Republicans over the past few months to try to hammer out some kind of compromise — and they have gotten nowhere.

Wiener’s letter urged UC leaders to fight the government’s demands as the university negotiates with the DOJ.