Alhough divided by ideology and politics, the commission endorsed two-parent families on empirical grounds.

The court rejected the precise code-removal remedy that the commission has endorsed.

The commission, which came under intense criticism for its opposition to set-aside programs, never officially endorsed the report.

"The commission has not yet endorsed any specific method for developing a relative value scale," the report said.

The commission endorsed an Assembly version of the legislation, saying it was the strongest.

The four previous base-closing commissions endorsed 85 percent of the military's recommendations.

Four previous base-closing commissions have endorsed 85 percent of the Pentagon's recommendations.

A commission appointed by the Republican leadership in Congress endorsed the idea of a flat tax yesterday, but ducked proposing anything specific.

"The commission never endorses candidates for elective office, nor do I," he wrote four years ago this month.