For example goodwin liu , whom mr obama has nominated to a lower court , has run into trouble with critics who accuse him of withholding information about his liberal beliefs .
On january 24th mr obama formally nominated him to his current post , which means he is at the centre of two battles-a political one over what he might do in the future , and a legal one over the things he did in the past .
Pressed to clarify whether he would run in the elections , mr monti made clear that as a senator for life he could not be listed as a candidate , but that he might be willing to be nominated as prime minister .
It is the only african member of the g20 and has just been nominated for a ( second ) two-year seat on the security council , the un 's decision-making body , starting in january .
People close to mr prokhorov say that vladislav surkov , the kremlin 's chief ideologist , told him which subjects he could campaign on and nominated snoops to keep an eye on him .
Ms. leong said she is friendly with many of the junket operators and that she was nominated to head their association because she was seen as a trusted and impartial mediator among competing operators .
George bush has nominated a staunch conservative , samuel alito , to the supreme court . He does so immediately after the toughest political week of his presidency , with his approval ratings at their lowest level in five years .