On Wednesday, the US Senate approved General Gordon as security supremo, an appointment which has been held up by Democrats in a bureaucratic row over his exact role.

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Holick has a solution--limited direct exposure to the sun--that infuriates many dermatologists worried about the skin cancer risk. (A far better idea, they say: Take a supplement.) In 2004 he published his book The UV Advantage, touting the benefits of sun exposure, and was kicked out of the BU dermatology department, where he previously held a joint appointment.

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Osborn while he held a visiting academic appointment at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at Oxford.

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Warren has been a fierce critic of the financial sector following the 2008 crash, but her appointment to the Obama Administration was held up by Republicans in Congress.

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The leaders of the state Senate and House say that they will vote next week to strip the governor of his appointment powers, and that a special election should be held to fill the Senate seat.

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Prior to his chairman appointment, Pitt was part of the SEC???s general counsel and held other positions within the commission.

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"Commissioners cannot be a member of a political party, and cannot, by law, have been an office holder or employee of a political party, or held elective office, for a period of 10 years prior to their appointment, " it added.

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Some members are pushing for the appointment of an interim prime minister, others for an interim government based in opposition-held areas of northern Syria where people are living in desperate conditions.

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Another former Pakistan captain Intikhab Alam, who held a managerial role when Pakistan won the World Cup in 1992, also questioned the appointment of another foreign coach to succeed the late Bob Woolmer.

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