However, the re-appointment of Scott seems to have finally co-incided with a new realism among Dundee fans.

BBC: Return of Mr Dundee

Shareholders also opposed the re-appointment of three other Xstrata directors - Con Fauconnier, Peter Hooley, and Ian Strachan.

BBC: Xstrata logo

Mr Osborne also announced the re-appointment of Charlie Bean as Bank of England deputy governor for monetary stability for a further year until the end of June 2014.

BBC: Mark Carney named new Bank of England governor

Mr Grillo denounced Mr Napolitano's re-appointment as a "coup d'etat".

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The re-appointment of Field Marshal Tantawi, head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf), is in line with an interim constitutional declaration issued after June's presidential election run-off.

BBC: New Egyptian cabinet sworn in by President Mursi

In a speech in the United States on Tuesday, Irish Foreign Minister Brian Cowen repeated Dublin's welcome for the re-appointment of UUP ministers to the executive and Mr Trimble's decision to seek re-election as first minister.

BBC: Meeting call 'an abuse' of rules

At the same time, Leghari re-signed from his post rather than ratify Sharif's appointment for chief justice.

CNN: Rule of Politics

It is doubly ironic because Hagel's appointment by a Democratic president is designed to help re-center American foreign policy, reminding us all of some forgotten Cold War era wisdom articulated by Republican Sen.

CNN: A reality check for Chuck Hagel bashers