11.   If it had not happened in the final days of the Clinton presidency, it would have meant starting all over again with new appointees in the Bush administration.

12.   Last week, Bush named a replacement for one of the SCI commissioners, but the new appointee cannot serve until the Senate confirms the nomination.

13.   McCain and other campaign reform advocates have expressed the hope that a new Democratic appointee on the commission would be more sympathetic to their goals.

14.   Mrs. Shulman portrayed her new appointee as someone whose strong business credentials would help the Board of Education reach out to the business community.

15.   Ms. Mucha said salaries had not been determined for the three new appointees.

16.   New appointees at several regulatory agencies have begun to articulate policies intended to move enforcement proceedings along.

17.   New appointees may have changed the mix of opinion on the court.

18.   President-elect George W. Bush with his new appointees, Alberto R. Gonzales, Rice and Karen P. Hughes.

19.   Several other new appointees, mostly little known, are also from St. Petersburg.

20.   Some say new council appointees would need more than a year to become expert in the highly complex issues of Columbia salmon recovery options.