51.   Meanwhile, the congressional Chamber of Deputies created a committee to investigate the corruption charges.

52.   Muluzi said a ministerial committee would be created to follow up on issues the three leaders had discussed.

53.   Officials said smaller ministries and committees will be created on the basis of those eliminated by the decree.

54.   Often the WTO considers complaints from a number of countries under a single panel, rather that creating parallel committees.

55.   Oil-rich Russia will create a committee to strengthen cooperation with OPEC, monitor world oil prices and regulate exports, Energy Minister Igor Yusufov said Tuesday.

56.   One GOP operative, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a similar Giuliani soft-money committee was being created in cooperation with the state GOP.

57.   President Vladimir Putin on Thursday created a committee to fight money laundering in a bid to make the country more investor-friendly and disrupt the financing of terrorists.

58.   President Fidel Ramos on Friday created a committee that will set environmental standards in the construction and operation of golf courses in the Philippines.

59.   Seleznyov said that up to three new committees could be created, with the chairmanships going to the opposition groups in addition to posts they already had been offered.

60.   Santer responded by creating a committee of commissioners, including Flynn, to handle the issue.