11.   Although an independent commission later cleared Carey of any wrongdoing, his opponents have used the accusations as campaign fodder.

12.   An independent commission looking for ways to streamline the military recommended such a plan in May.

13.   An independent commission in Indonesia and a U.N. panel concluded two years ago that the military, which opposed independence, had supported the militias.

14.   An independent commission on campaign finance would not be the first such panel to address an issue that makes Congress nervous.

15.   An independent commission, as recommended by the Mollen report, would also have investigators armed with subpoena power but would not prosecute wrongdoers.

16.   And in Republican Arizona voters have just decided to send redistricting matters to an independent commission.

17.   As a check on the administration, an independent commission would also issue a separate non-binding report.

18.   As a former Republican senator from Maine, Cohen is acutely aware of the political pain inflicted by base closings, even if they are ordered by independent commissions.

19.   As Deutch begins work, an independent commission, which was headed by former Defense Secretary Les Aspin until his death Sunday, is reviewing the intelligence agencies.

20.   At a meeting next week, Prime Ministers John Bruton of Ireland and John Major of Britain are expected to propose an independent commission to handle the arms issue.