Brokered conventions occur when a party enters its national convention with no candidate having enough pledged delegates to secure the nomination, and then fails to nominate one on its first ballot.
The address by Mr. Lieberman, who will formally be nominated on Thursday, was one of the most anticipated, and consequential, moments of the four-night convention.
While both actors have a good chance of being nominated on Tuesday, no one thinks ticket sales will decline if, say, Ms. Midler is crowded out by the very large field for the five best actress nominations.
But if forced to nominate one on account of what I see on a busy Saturday afternoon's prowling, I'd lean towards sharing, specifically with others breathing the same air as you.
LAS VEGAS — President Obama on Friday nominated one of the nine federal prosecutors controversially fired by the Bush administration to retake his old job.
One of the 10, toxicologist Michael Honeycutt, failed to secure a seat on the EPA's seven-member Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee when he was nominated for one last fall — with good reason.
In the fellowship proposals, fellows nominated one or more outputs to focus on during their fellowship and to continue with on their return home.
Delegations that agreed to participate nominated one or two team members who they felt was most suitable to take part on their behalf.
Pruitt was nominated on December 8th.
Tilden was nominated on the second ballot.
