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Delta Air Lines pilot union leaders will meet today to consider new contract terms that would apply strictly to the Delta pilots. If the proposal is approved, it likely would allow Delta and Northwest Airlines to announce a merger as early as next week, two people familiar with the situation said Wednesday. No similar contract offer is going to Northwest's pilots this week. Delta adopted this strategy of crafting a deal only with its own pilots in reaction to the failure of the Northwest and Delta pilot unions to reach agreement in March on a seniority integration list. High oil prices and impatient shareholders are prompting the Delta and Northwest boards to move toward announcing a merger in the coming days, so the Justice Department could have enough time to review the deal before President Bush leaves office.