White House officials have said the process of nominating Justice John Paul Stevens's replacement will take several weeks, with an announcement of a candidate possible in late May.

白宫要员已经说了提名法官John Paul Stevens ' s的继任者的进程将会持续几个星期，在五月底将有可能公布一名候选人的消息。

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Mr Obama faces a tricky task in nominating a candidate who will not prove too liberal on abortion to gain Republican support and so avoid a filibuster.

候选人的提名对于奥巴马来说非常棘手。他不能选择一个对堕胎态度太宽松而无法获得共和党支持的人，这样的提议将无法通过。

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Yet everyone agrees that Mr Erdogan must seek consensus when nominating a candidate for the presidency.

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The new draft EU constitution does introduce some linkage between the European election and the make-up of the commission, by proposing that the Council of Ministers should "take into account" the election result when nominating a candidate for the commission presidency.

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The poll is among the most prominent events and deciding factors for nominating the Republican candidate for president.

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