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The post was subsequently held by former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who later endorsed the nomination of Mr. Tillerson for secretary of state in part because of their "mutual involvement in and leadership of the Boy Scouts of America," according to a statement he released in December.

Three African countries have endorsed the nomination of Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Three African countries - Angola, Nigeria and South Africa - have endorsed the nomination of Mrs Okonjo-Iweala.

In 2009, Donald Hartman of Indiana condemned the FOP leadership for endorsing the nomination of the "radical socialist" Sotomayor.

Senator Howell Heflin of Alabama, a senior Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, recently sent other senators a letter endorsing the nomination of Charles R. Butler Jr. of Mobile.

Last week, Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, plus the independent James Jeffords, boycotted a meeting at which Republicans had hoped to endorse the nomination of Michael Leavitt as the new boss of the Environmental Protection Agency.

According to Indonesia Corruption Watch, the country's leading antigraft organization, nearly 50 members of the previous House, which served from 2004 to 2009, have been named as suspects in cases in which the charges include skimming money from public projects and accepting bribes for endorsing the nomination of a candidate for a high-ranking position at the Central Bank.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate easily confirmed one of its own Thursday, endorsing the nomination of longtime Montana Sen. Max Baucus as the new U.S. ambassador to China.

It came hours after the Senate Banking Committee endorsed the nomination, with only Senator Jim Bunning, Republican of Kentucky, voting against.

Brigadier Harding, commander of 5th Infantry Brigade, endorsed the nomination as did four generals (Kippenberger, Freyberg, Montgomery and Alexander).

A national jury, made up of Phil Prendergast MEP, Marian Harkin MEP and Gay Mitchell MEP endorsed the nomination.