Even before the official announcement by President Obama on Wednesday that he would nominate Samantha Power to be the next United States ambassador to the United Nations, various aspects of her record were being picked apart and debated, weighed against the potential for confirmation.
Each team can separately nominate one "power play" quarter, in which each goal scored by that team is worth double points and the centre pass is taken by the team that conceded the goal.
The tournament has a few quirky rule changes: a player receiving serve can double his or her score by nominating one power point per set; there will be no advantage points in a race to six games for a point and the match; the team with most points wins the tie in a round-robin format.
The law appears designed to propagate the ruling elite, where those in power nominate the candidates rather than selection by the people.
Finally, you can also nominate a Durable Power of Attorney to help in the management of your financial affairs if you should become incapacitated.
Nintendo Power nominated Tales of Monkey Island for their awards for overall game of the year, best WiiWare game and best adventure game; the publication gave Morgan LeFlay the award for the year's best character.
These shifted the power to nominate most of the cabinet from the president to the parliament.
Parties would have the power to nominate candidates for governor, but only "following consultations with the president, who shall set the procedures for such consultations".
Another bill, introduced by Representative Adam B. Schiff of California, would give the president the power to nominate judges for the court, subject to Senate approval.
