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The agreement intended to bind the Athletics to Las Vegas provides the team with an unusual escape clause: If ever a tax is aimed at the A’s, the team can leave town without penalty.

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However, the agreement intended to bind the A’s to Las Vegas provides the team with an unusual escape clause: If ever a tax is aimed at the A’s, the team can leave town without penalty.

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But there’s an escape clause written into the deal: Trump can seek a waiver of the lockup from the post-merger board.

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It did have an escape clause that allowed the US to nix the deal if Afghan peace talks failed.

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There was only one problem: The deal spanned 12 years and had no escape clause late in the term, according to a source.

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