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| December 16, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

On November 15th, before adjourning for the year, the House of Representatives voted to establish an independent commission to investigate the 9-11 terrorist attacks. The legislation passed overwhelmingly, by a vote of 366-3 in the House, followed hours later by a voice vote, without debate, in the Senate.

Private citizens will comprise the bipartisan, 10-member commission: five Republican appointees and five Democratic appointees. President Bush will name the chairman; the Senate Republican leader, Senate Democratic leader, House speaker, and House Democratic leader will each name two commissioners; and the Democratic congressional leaders will jointly pick one commissioner. A key provision of the legislation requires the approval of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for one of the two commissioners appointed by the Senate Republican leaders. Together with Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) pushing to create the commission, McCain frequently clashed ...

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