1.   At the appellate level, the three-judge panel split revealingly along gender lines.

2.   A. The panels split because they were too tightly held and perhaps even glued in their frames.

3.   But even if the panel splits evenly, Senate rules would allow the majority leader, Sen. Trent Lott, to call the Ashcroft nomination to the full Senate.

4.   Instead, the panel split three ways.

5.   That panel split into three factions over how to rescue Social Security from future bankruptcy.

6.   The panel split three ways on how to fix these problems.

7.   The panel split on how to move to a new system.

8.   The three-man arbitration panel split on the decision, with the member chosen by the government dissenting.

9.   Why did the panels split and how can I fill the splits?

10.   The arbitration panel split the difference, more or less.