Under the police reforms, the commissioner has the power to appoint and remove Chief Constables and is also responsible for controlling the police budget.

BBC: Wiltshire

In Illinois, state legislators are now scrambling to remove Mr Blagojevich from office, and the Democrats hope that his successor would then appoint Mr Burris.

ECONOMIST: American politics

If all goes well, the United States is also expected to remove Sudan from its list of states that sponsor terrorism, appoint an ambassador to Khartoum and dole out several million dollars to help rebuild the ruined country.

ECONOMIST: Sudan

To circumvent this risk, these Americans would appoint a trust protector to supervise the management of the trust by the foreign trustee, and, if necessary, remove that trustee.

FORBES: Trust Protectors: Coming Out of the Woodwork