1.   A Pentagon review panel was appointed at the request of the president in June to examine the future use of Vieques by American armed forces.

2.   A second panel was appointed.

3.   But legislative leaders liked the appointed board so much that they proposed keeping the panel appointed.

4.   EU officials said the U.S. refused to help appoint a panel because it believes a WTO panel cannot rule on a matter of U.S. national security.

5.   Earlier this year, a panel appointed by the National Institutes of Health urged careful long-term follow-up of all children whose mothers took AZT during pregnancy.

6.   He has asked his lawyers to review the manual and appointed two panels for a broader look at issues of sex in the military.

7.   Last month, an independent panel appointed by the House Transportation committee issued a report recommending that the passenger rail system be changed to open the door for competition.

8.   Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has appointed a panel drawn from his own official family to look at what went wrong.

9.   President Clinton is also said to be backing off the idea of appointing a panel.

10.   The Ciechanover panel was privately appointed by the prime minister without such powers.