Two weeks ago in Philadelphia, the Texas Republican with the second most at stake in the election, Lt. Gov. Rick Perry, nominated his boss in less than a minute, "Mr. Chairman and fellow delegates, I am proud to nominate the current governor of the great state of Texas and the next president of the United States -- George W. Bush".
He has been nominated by the current king, but this is the last time that a king will be able to nominate a successor.
Fatah has nominated Salam Fayyad, the current prime minister of the Palestinian Authority government, to lead a unity government of independent technocrats.
Judge Randolph, chosen by the first President Bush, was joined in the decision by Judges John Roberts, nominated by the current president, and Stephen F. Williams, by President Ronald Reagan.
Then, the Spec gang dons black tie and it's off to the British Society of Magazine Editors awards ceremony at the London Hilton, where we are nominated in the current affairs magazine of the year category.
The reports say Mr Obama will nominate Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the current budget director, to replace her.
She sought the presidency in 2007, but her party instead nominated Lee Myung-bak, the current South Korean leader.
It will take a long time to recover from the large number of district court and appeals court judges nominated by the current administration.
ITV's Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile is nominated in the current affairs category alongside Panorama - Britain's Hidden Housing Crisis on BBC One, The Shame of the Catholic Church from BBC Two and Al Jazeera's What Killed Arafat.
