101.   The president is on record as favoring a bipartisan commission that would make binding recommendations.

102.   The Republican National Committee is also running television ads touting the Bush prescription drug plan, which relies largely on one proposed by a bipartisan congressional commission.

103.   The Republicans would turn over decisions about Medicare to a bipartisan commission rather than bear the political heat of making the decisions directly.

104.   The report comes as the bipartisan commission to reform Medicare prepares to hold its first meeting Friday.

105.   The search for longer-term solutions probably will be handed off to a bipartisan commission.

106.   The redistricting agreement, which was approved unanimously by a bipartisan commission, came months after negotiations failed between Democratic and Republican legislative leaders here.

107.   The redistricting agreement, which was approved unanimously by a bipartisan commission, came months after negotiations failed between Democratic and Republican legislative leaders.

108.   The White House decision to avoid specific recommendations comes amid discussion of appointing a bipartisan commission to study affirmative action.

109.   The White House expressed hope today that a proposed bipartisan commission on lobbying and political reform will spur Congress to enact changes.

110.   Then the president called for comments from John W. Gardner and Doris Kearns Goodwin, the two people he has said he would appoint to the bipartisan commission.