91.   The confirmation process for the new prime minister could potentially drag on for weeks, leaving the government in limbo in the meantime.

92.   The Constitution allows the president to make an end run around the Senate confirmation process by appointing an official while Congress is in recess.

93.   The counsel may also interview potential undersecretaries and deputy secretaries, some of whom face the same Senate confirmation process that Cabinet members must go through.

94.   The Constitution allows the president to make such appointments -- and bypass the usual Senate confirmation process -- during congressional recesses.

95.   The get-tough tactics are a switch from image he projected while trying to surmount the difficult confirmation process.

96.   The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved her appointment as secretary of state on Monday and the Senate was expected to complete the confirmation process Wednesday.

97.   The senator is a member of the judiciary committee which questioned Verniero during the confirmation process.

98.   Their replacements are not yet on board, again because of delays in the confirmation process.

99.   They are looking at allegations Cisneros lied to the FBI during his confirmation process about payments to an ex-lover.

100.   Under the Constitution, the president can temporarily bypass the Senate confirmation process by giving an individual an appointment during a congressional recess.