31.   Clinton hopes to get all the major appointments announced before he leaves next week for a trip to Australia, the Philippines and Thailand.

32.   Clinton will announce the appointments Thursday at a White House ceremony, the officials said.

33.   Clinton embraced Kantor in a prolonged bear hug after announcing his appointment.

34.   Earlier this week, ZDTV announced the appointment of former Times Mirror executive Larry Wangberg as its president and CEO.

35.   Editors, The New York Times has announced the appointment of a new Op-Ed columnist, Paul Krugman, beginning in January.

36.   Duffy said he had contacted a new lawyer and would announce his appointment later this week.

37.   Four years ago, when the economy was his obsession, Clinton announced the appointment of his economic team first.

38.   Foster is the first ranking appointment announced by the White House since the Republican takeover of Congress.

39.   Harvard, which will announce the appointment later in the spring, has never had a chair devoted to public-interest law.

40.   He announced the appointment of National Security Council adviser Richard Clarke as the National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counterterrorism.