61.   The ruling party politicians said the issue of taxation for holding companies will be discussed by a government panel later.

62.   There are private foundations, of course, but they can be as cumbersome and politically driven as government arts panels.

63.   This month, a government panel released an interim report calling for dividing and privatizing the state-run bank.

64.   This spring, a government panel is expected to make a final decision about whether to renovate the existing quarters or move into a new campus.

65.   Today, a government tax panel said it may scrap or slash the securities transaction tax to boost the slumping stock market.

66.   Overriding opposition from environmentalists, a Japanese government panel decided Thursday to relocate a U.S. Marine heliport over a reef off the southern island of Okinawa.

67.   Participants say the only remaining card is tax reform, which a government advisory panel is expected to recommend toward the end of this year.

68.   -- A special government panel reiterated the need for Japan to remain alert against a recurrence of a terrorist attack involving the use of sarin nerve gas.

69.   A government advisory panel concluded that a drug abused in date rape can be useful as a treatment for a rare but dangerous complication of the sleep disorder narcolepsy.

70.   A government human rights panel also said Monday that the students were missing.