21.  But Chavez did acknowledge that she had made serious missteps that ruined her chances for the cabinet position.

22.  But Burg, who had been openly angry that he was denied a Cabinet position, was well aware of the message he had communicated.

23.  But Kabila has appointed other people from the region to senior Cabinet positions, and regional leaders in Mbuji-Mayi have not abandoned hope in the new government.

24.  But Sharon stayed in politics as a leader of Likud and held several cabinet positions.

25.  But the retired general said he and Bush remain close friends and he would be open to accepting a cabinet position in a Bush administration.

26.  But the exercise will likely be a futile one, since the unionists are expected to boycott the process by refusing to name their choices for cabinet positions.

27.  By all accounts, he found one in the form of HISD Superintendent Rod Paige, whom he nominated for the Cabinet position Friday.

28.  Coates sued for libel and resigned his cabinet position to pursue the case.

29.  Contreras-Sweet, president of an international management consulting firm, is the first Latina to fill a Cabinet position.

30.  Elliot L. Richardson, who served in four cabinet positions, more than any other person in U.S. history.