1.   Also pending are appointments to a congressional commission created last year to monitor human rights in China.

2.   And the leader of a congressional commission called for banning all sales taxes on purchases made over the Internet.

3.   Before returning to the Pentagon, Rumsfeld chaired a congressional commission that called for much greater military emphasis on the use of space.

4.   A congressional commission has done just that in a thoughtful new report that recommends a long-overdue change in the way official secrets are made and maintained.

5.   A congressional commission Wednesday characterized the World Bank and International Monetary Fund as high-cost and ineffective institutions and urged Congress to support scaling back their operations.

6.   A Colombian congressional commission last week approved legislation allowing police to seize assets owned by drug traffickers.

7.   A congressional commission yesterday approved the sales contract for the state steel company after months of study.

8.   A special watchdog congressional commission has cess because he could lose.

9.   Critics liken it to another congressional commission that resulted in the recent closure of military bases nationwide.

10.   For instance, a congressional commission is investigating allegations President Ernesto Samper accepted campaign contributions from the Cali drug cartel.