21.   It could be several months before the appeals panel decides, but it not a debate that is likely to fade.

22.   Last month, the panel decided that the regulators had taken too long to build their case against Dean Witter and dismissed it.

23.   Lynn said the panel could decide then to use a higher flat fare or zoned fares and also to impose a flat fee on trips from La Guardia.

24.   Military panels decide punishments as well, unlike nearly all civilian juries in cases not involving the death penalty.

25.   Normally appeals are decided by panels of three judges rather than by the whole bench.

26.   Shaffer said the House panel decided against calling DOT Secretary Pena as a witness at the start of the hearings, but may call him later.

27.   Some committee chairmen have said their panels will decide the size of spending and tax cuts themselves, and the bipartisan accord will merely provide guidance.

28.   Subcommittee chairman John Porter, R-Ill., said the panel would decide within a few weeks whether to cut or eliminate federal funds for CPB.

29.   That panel decides whether to proceed to a hearing.

30.   That panel must then decide whether to hold an impeachment inquiry.