61.   The panel holds interviews in December for the candidates.

62.   The panel holds the purse strings for matters ranging from national parks to the arts.

63.   The panel is currently holding hearings on the bill.

64.   The panel will hold top-level discussions Monday and Tuesday on a wide range of topics.

65.   U.S. Rep. Dan Burton, an Indiana Republican who chairs the House Western Hemisphere Affairs Subcommittee, has said he expects his panel to hold hearings next month.

66.   The panel held its first meeting Tuesday to discuss options for dialogue with the hostage-takers but it has yet to meet with the rebels.

67.   The panel then held a three-hour closed door meeting with Lam, who was making his third appearance before the committee.

68.   They said the two panels will hold a joint news conference on Thursday.

69.   The arbitration panel held its first hearing last week.

70.   The governor made the request when a Japanese government panel held its first meeting here Saturday on the US military presence in Okinawa, government officials said.