21.   But the agency Vallone called for on Monday would have two members appointed by the mayor, two by the City Council and one appointed jointly.

22.   But the president and the House and Senate leaders did appoint members to a special Social Security reform commission headed by Alan Greenspan.

23.   Commission members are appointed by the governor.

24.   Commission members are appointed by the president and the leadership of the House and Senate.

25.   Democrats say the block is a reaction to Republican leaders who pledged to appoint members who support adding medical savings accounts to the final bill.

26.   Each utility would keep its own name and Con Edison would appoint one member of the Orange and Rockland board to its board.

27.   Each government will appoint five members to a board, with the chairmanship rotating every two years.

28.   For now, even Hamad has said he intends to continue the practice under which its members have been appointed by the ruling family.

29.   Giuliani says that permitting the Council to appoint members to the board would violate the city charter and usurp executive authority.

30.   He criticized Republicans for failing to appoint any members to five task forces that President Clinton and congressional leaders agreed to create in February.