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		<title>Governor will reassess interim choice for PUC &#8211; Honolulu Star-Advertiser</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MinnPost.com Governor will reassess interim choice for PUCHonolulu Star-AdvertiserThe appointment is subject to state Senate confirmation, but the governor has not forwarded Champley&#39;s name to the Senate for review. Gov. Neil Abercrombie will meet with his interim appointee to the state Public Utilities Commission to ask whether he &#8230;Minnesota&#39;s PUC is no energy-policy powerhouseMinnPost.comall 5 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatewatch.net/2012/02/05/governor-will-reassess-interim-choice-for-puc-honolulu-star-advertiser/</link>
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		<title>Scaling back the Senate confirmation wars &#8211; Washington Post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scaling back the Senate confirmation warsWashington PostLast June, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill reducing the number of executive branch positions subject to Senate confirmation. The House of Representatives has yet to act on the legislation. The bill would cut about 200 government posts from the &#8230;and more&#160;&#187; More: continued here]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatewatch.net/2012/02/05/scaling-back-the-senate-confirmation-wars-washington-post/</link>
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		<title>EDITORIAL: Fix confirmation process &#8211; The Register-Guard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[EDITORIAL: Fix confirmation processThe Register-GuardA few years ago, during President George W. Bush&#39;s administration, Republicans indignantly denounced Democratic senators&#39; efforts to filibuster judicial nominees. GOP lawmakers called the practice unconstitutional and threatened to ban the procedure &#8230; More: continued here]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatewatch.net/2012/02/05/editorial-fix-confirmation-process-the-register-guard/</link>
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		<title>Confirmation offers chance to sort out DHEC mission &#8211; Hilton Head Island Packet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Confirmation offers chance to sort out DHEC missionHilton Head Island PacketThe vetting will come in the Senate confirmation hearings. We hope there are tough questions. Templeton has no experience in the health or environmental regulatory fields, and that&#39;s very troubling. The agency&#39;s former commissioner, Earl Hunter, &#8230;and more&#160;&#187; More: continued here]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatewatch.net/2012/02/05/confirmation-offers-chance-to-sort-out-dhec-mission-hilton-head-island-packet/</link>
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		<title>Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for Feb. 3, 2012 &#8211; California Newswire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for Feb. 3, 2012California NewswireThis position does not require senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Bennett is a Democrat. Michael Bradbury, 69, of Ojai, has been appointed to the 31st District Agricultural Association, Ventura County Fair Board, where he has served as a &#8230;and more&#160;&#187; More: continued here]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatewatch.net/2012/02/04/calif-governor-brown-announces-appointments-for-feb-3-2012-california-newswire/</link>
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		<title>Brooklyn Labor Fight Seen Testing Obama&#8217;s NLRB Appointments &#8211; BusinessWeek</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brooklyn Labor Fight Seen Testing Obama&#39;s NLRB AppointmentsBusinessWeek4 without seeking Senate confirmation, asserting that the chamber was in recess. A president is permitted to make appointments without confirmation during a recess, though Republicans dispute that was the case on Jan. 4. In response to the appointments &#8230;Trade Groups Say They Have Right to Challenge Obama [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatewatch.net/2012/02/04/brooklyn-labor-fight-seen-testing-obamas-nlrb-appointments-businessweek/</link>
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		<title>Legislature mulls hire education bills &#8211; The Herald Journal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Legislature mulls hire education billsThe Herald Journal&#34;But then, he/she has to hold their breath for a Senate confirmation process. It can become very political. You don&#39;t want someone to say, &#39;I don&#39;t want to leave University of Tennessee to become commissioner because I may not be confirmed after I&#39;ve &#8230;and more&#160;&#187; More: continued here]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatewatch.net/2012/02/04/legislature-mulls-hire-education-bills-the-herald-journal/</link>
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		<title>Calif. Gov. Brown Forms Boards to Wind Down Redevelopment Agencies in Los &#8230; &#8211; California Newswire (press release)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[California Newswire (press release) Calif. Gov. Brown Forms Boards to Wind Down Redevelopment Agencies in Los &#8230;California Newswire (press release)This position does not require Senate confirmation. McOsker is a Democrat. Nelson Rising, 70, of La Cañada Flintridge, has been appointed and designated as chair of the designated local authority for the former redevelopment agency in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatewatch.net/2012/02/04/calif-gov-brown-forms-boards-to-wind-down-redevelopment-agencies-in-los-california-newswire-press-release/</link>
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		<title>Mortgage disclosure included in Senate-passed STOCK Act &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; authored by Democrat Barbara Boxer of California and Johnny Isakson of Georgia also applies to mortgages held by the president, vice president and executive branch employees who are subject to Senate confirmation. More: continued here]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatewatch.net/2012/02/03/mortgage-disclosure-included-in-senate-passed-stock-act/</link>
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		<title>Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for Feb. 2, 2012 &#8211; California Newswire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[California Newswire Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for Feb. 2, 2012California NewswireThis position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Bielanski is a Democrat. Lisa Davidson, 47, of Redondo Beach, has been appointed to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Area Board 10.and more&#160;&#187; More: continued here]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatewatch.net/2012/02/03/calif-governor-brown-announces-appointments-for-feb-2-2012-california-newswire/</link>
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