91.   The panel has three women, three blacks and two Hispanic members.

92.   The panel still has more than a dozen witnesses to question before it can conclude the hearing and begin the process of analyzing the testimony.

93.   The panel will also have more leverage in dealing with the teachers union.

94.   The panel will have access to relevant records in its bid to trace assets taken from victims, mostly Jews, and placed by Germany in Swiss banks.

95.   The panel will have an opportunity to amend and vote on it later this month.

96.   The panel will have the power to summon witnesses, decide on granting immunity and produce a report that will be made public.

97.   The panel would have the power to subpoena books and records from the clubs and witnesses to testify.

98.   The six-member panel had one Republican vacancy, and one of its three Democrats was absent.

99.   The scientific panel also had two industry experts, both with financial ties to vaccine work.

100.   The U.S. panel has subpoena powers, which the union lacks, she added.