21.   His appointment must be confirmed by the Senate.

22.   His appointment was confirmed by the state Senate in September.

23.   Koski acknowledged he is a top candidate for director of the Office of Human Research Protection but declined to confirm the appointment.

24.   Michelle Hoey, a spokeswoman for Digital in Maynard, Mass., declined to confirm the appointments on Friday.

25.   Officials at Time Warner Inc. and Viacom Inc., which own Comedy Central, confirmed the appointment.

26.   Proclamations of national emergency or no, the U.S. Senate took its time confirming the appointment of Daniel James III as chief of the U.S. Air National Guard.

27.   She might have confirmed an appointment for a woman wanting advice on how to get pregnant.

28.   Tarnoff is also supposed to meet one or more senior leaders, who often wait until the last minute before confirming appointments.

29.   The Constitution gives the Senate, not just one senator, the power to consider and confirm ambassadorial appointments.

30.   The council confirmed the appointment last month.