A notable feature of Mr Obama's appointments is that many of the key figures have worked closely together in the past.

奥巴马的任命有一个显著特点，那就是其中的很多关键人物在过去都曾有过紧密的工作关系。

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In the past not only their presidents, but even minor academic appointments and candidates for student unions, were vetted by security officers.

在去过，不仅大学的校长，甚至是大学基层的一些工作调动和学生会的候选人，都要经过安全局的审核。

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In the past, the appointments were made by the president but on the recommendation of a 10-member multi-party constitutional council that spanned political parties and ethnic groups.

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"The faith of Unison police staff members, and the public in general, in the integrity of some police leaders has been seriously undermined by the failure of vetting procedures around senior appointments in the past, " he said.

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