11.   Last week the president named him Buddy.

12.   Late Sunday, in another surprising move for economic continuity, the president named Ortiz to head the central bank.

13.   Mail service was better when a president would name his closest political crony as postmaster general.

14.   Or is it pragmatic professionals like Gen. Wiranto, a former aide-de-camp, whom the president recently named to the dual posts of defense minister and armed forces chief?

15.   Only once before has a president named Supreme Court justices with the openly acknowledged task of overturning a previous court decision.

16.   President also has named a financial control board to help manage the district.

17.   Republican presidents usually appoint board members who tilt toward management, while Democratic presidents typically name members who lean toward labor.

18.   The next president probably will name three, maybe four, justices, and a change of just one Supreme Court vote would start dismantling lawful abortion.

19.   The president also named Washington University professor Laurence Meyer to fill the central bank governorship left vacant when John P. LaWare resigned last year.

20.   The president also names Air Force Gen. Richard Myers as chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff.