Both sides have agreed to a 50-50 split, a precipitous drop for the players, who had earned 57% of hockey-related income.

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But another moderate candidate in the race, ex-GOP state chair Mike Hellon, refused to drop out of the contest, and Graf benefited from a split opposition.

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The European Union, which has too often split into camps of appeasers and tough-talkers over Russia, should drop negotiations on a new partnership and co-operation agreement.

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