Arden's agent, the late Margaret Ramsay, said that, around the same time, she had a letter from the BBC approving a commission for a play, "provided it is genuine Arden".
The remarks, at a news media breakfast, were the first by Ms. Schapiro to address the issue since a federal district judge refused last year to approve a commission settlement of fraud charges involving Citigroup.
In 1968 a joint resolution of the Virginia General Assembly approved a new commission, chaired by former Governor Albertis Harrison, to revise the constitution.
In response to complaints that the state legislature was engaging in partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts, Arizona voters approved an independent commission to draw district lines in a 2000 ballot initiative.
JERUSALEM -- In an effort to dampen international criticism and stave off calls for an international inquiry, Israel's cabinet on Monday unanimously approved a government-appointed commission with foreign participation to investigate the circumstances surrounding its deadly commando raid on a flotilla bound for Gaza in late May.
The miracle now has to be approved by a commission of bishops and cardinals before John Paul could be first beatified and then canonised.
Ms. Quartieri says she would have liked to make more changes than just adding a few lamps here and there, but Italian law requires that even minor adjustments to a historic home, like painting a wall, be approved by a commission not known for its speed.
In an interview in September, after the taxi commission approved a set of standards governing the vehicle, David S. Yassky, the commission's chairman, defended the city's efforts to provide taxi accessibility.
Citizens in Arizona, for instance, demanded a referendum to approve a redistricting commission in 2000, and, to the surprise of most experts, the measure passed.
While suggesting that most of the commissioners appear to be leaning toward approving a settlement, commission staff members say they are hedging their bets.
