21.   Last April the president appointed Trie to a commission on US-Pacific trade relations.

22.   Many a president has appointed a political friend as attorney general.

23.   Nader told her that it would not necessarily happen, noting that conservative presidents have appointed liberal judges to the Supreme Court and vice versa.

24.   No president appointed women, blacks and other minorities as much as Clinton did.

25.   Now, the mayor appoints two of the seven board members, with the borough presidents each appointing one.

26.   Or they should be routinely retired after a specific period so that an incumbent president may appoint someone new.

27.   Other counsels were appointed by presidents in the administrations of Theodore Roosevelt and Harry Truman.

28.   Presidents appoint Supreme Court justices.

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

30.   Since the president also appointed the prime minister, Smarck Michel, he will enjoy virtually uncontested political influence for the six remaining months of his term.