51.   I do not need an independent commission interposing itself between myself and you.

52.   If Clinton accepts the Pentagon suggestion, he would be the first president to reject the findings of an independent commission on base closings.

53.   If the independent commission is replaced by a commercial free-for-all, debates in future campaigns may serve the candidates much more than the voters.

54.   In fighting the independent commission, our leaders undoubtedly feel they can better control the parameters of a legislative inquiry.

55.   In November, Congress completed electoral reforms proposed by Zedillo, which gave Mexico its first independent commission to oversee federal elections and autonomous courts to handle fraud charges.

56.   Independent commissions are appointed to evaluate drug policies, only to see their recommendations ignored as politically risky.

57.   In their debates, Clinton and Bob Dole have pushed the issue aside, agreeing it will never be solved without an independent commission.

58.   It assigned an independent commission the unpleasant business of picking bases to close.

59.   It was later overruled by an independent base closing commission.

60.   It is being held under UN supervision and overseen by an independent commission, not the government.