1.   The RICS appointment procedures include asking potential appointees to disclose matters which would compromise independence.

2.   At www.bushcheneytransition.com, potential appointees can find out about potential jobs and submit an application.

3.   Backer is considered a potential appointee as secretary of state, which would take her out of the race with Ward if she is named.

4.   Bush, meanwhile, retreated to his ranch west of Waco late Tuesday, where he presumably can bring in potential Cabinet appointees for interviews without news media scrutiny.

5.   Bush made time in Washington to interview some potential Cabinet appointees.

6.   Describing a hypothetical interview with a potential appointee, Gore said that a person would not be disqualified if he or she was uncomfortable with the policy.

7.   For now, potential Hispanic appointees are keeping a low public profile in the belief that open campaigning for high-office appointment will backfire.

8.   So far, Berlusconi has mentioned only one woman, Letizia Moratti, a former head of Italian state television, as a potential appointee.

9.   Some of the papers are also being withheld out of personal privacy considerations, such as correspondence about potential federal appointees.

10.   Speculation on potential Bush appointees already has begun.