51.   Across the Congress, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Pete Domenici said his panel would approve its version of the measure on Monday.

52.   But a U.N. credentials panel approved the applications -- as well as that of the Armenian Relief Society, whose application was challenged by Armenia.

53.   But the higher panel approved the roof plan.

54.   Despite safety concerns, a government panel on Friday approved the upcoming launch of a rocket similar to one that reportedly was banned by the Russian military.

55.   House tax panel approves tax rate cuts.

56.   In a brief meeting, the panel approved the request by consensus, said Karel Kovanda, the Czech U.N. ambassador and chairman of the committee.

57.   The appropriations panel approved the bill late Tuesday and sent it to the Senate floor.

58.   The federal panel approved the proposed merger without comment after the utilities allayed concerns about the effect it would have on competition.

59.   The furor started last year when a House panel approved a change in copyright law that had been slipped into a bill without a public hearing.

60.   The panel approved minor amendments to lighten the bill, such as granting permission for tobacco logos to be displayed on clothing.