Still, with less than three weeks left until the default deadline and no viable alternative in sight, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) declined to shoot it down.
And now he is making sure that Data Dimensions remains a viable player once the 2000 deadline passes.
The deadline "was not a viable option in the first place," Tadashi Okamura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said at a news conference.
The executives say they expect to have two or more viable bids at the close of the deadline.
While it could be one of the few viable options left with the mid-July deadline looming, the internal wrangling at the trading commission could jeopardize any last-ditch deal-making.
The warning from the auditors could have been a death sentence, but G.M. said it had won the company some forbearance from lenders as it faces a March 31 deadline to show the government a viable restructuring plan.
For some buyers, neither option will be viable, and they have set Sept. 30 contract deadlines in hopes of closing on their new homes before the change kicks in.
The company faces a deadline of April 30 to come up with a viable business plan supported by its creditors, the United Automobile Workers union, and Fiat, the Italian car company that wants to acquire a stake in Chrysler.
Colorado: The Rockies are expected to sell as the trade deadline approaches next week, and Betancourt looks like a viable option to deal as a 37-year-old veteran closer on a team looking toward the future.
Tuesday is the session's midway point and the deadline for all legislation to clear one chamber or the other to remain viable.
The Supreme Court fight prompted Lt. Gov. Patty Judge, who could potentially deliver the incumbent's most viable challenge in years, to jump into the Democratic primary just weeks before the filing deadline.
