It also blocked several ministerial nominations proposed by the president last week, notably the appointment as foreign minister of Roza Otunbaeva, a central figure of the revolution.
Mr. Franks, the former representative who is running for the Republican nomination, also proposed to hold increases in property tax rates to the rate of inflation.
In a statement, the DUP Assembly group revealed that Mr Robinson and Mr Dodds' joint nomination was proposed by East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson and seconded by Stormont Environment Minister Arlene Foster.
A last gasp of bitterness came on June 29, when the musicians, at a meeting of the full corporation, exercised their remaining powers by voting down the nomination of proposed trustees perceived as supporters of Mr. Fletcher.
Gov. George W. Bush, Mr. McCain's chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination, has proposed a loosening of federal education regulations, but he would require in return that states conduct annual testing of elementary and middle school students.
Republicans, on the other hand, have mostly praised Mr. Mukasey, a retired federal judge in New York, and they have been more than happy to note that his nomination was proposed by Mr. Schumer.
On late Sunday, Mr. Havel's legacy was further burnished when Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said at a conference in Prague that Mr. Havel had refused the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize nomination and proposed her instead, according to Czech media reports and several people attending the conference.
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who is also seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, recently proposed a bill that would ease the financial burden of prescription drugs on elderly Americans by allowing Medicare, the national social health insurance program, to negotiate with the pharmaceutical companies to keep prices down.
