But, Iraqi officials say, the Iranians are opposed to Mr. Allawi, while the Turks have lingering reservations about Mr. Maliki.
Two years after the Senate race, despite lingering reservations, she helped her husband define his reasons for running for president.
The Soviet authorities, who have been warming up to Western-style news conferences in recent years, have abandoned any lingering reservations during the congress.
While Ms. White's nomination is expected to sail through the committee before receiving full Senate approval, four Congressional officials who spoke anonymously warned that some Democrats have lingering reservations.
So Flacco's success, combined with the performance of the Falcons' Matt Ryan, who was last season's rookie of the year, may be enough to quell any lingering reservations about starting a rookie quarterback immediately.
Perhaps because of these lingering reservations, neither candidate has established an appreciable edge 15 days before the election in what has become the closest presidential contest since 1980, and 1960 before that.
Some lawmakers said today that despite lingering reservations about the reshuffled cabinet, their vote reflected a desire to rally around Mr. Arafat after efforts by Israel and the United States to sideline him while pressing for sweeping reforms.
Now, after President Hamid Karzai drafted him as a running mate, he is poised to take up power again and is re-emerging as an important power broker for Mr. Karzai, despite lingering reservations about him among American officials and others in the West.
As for Catholics, documents released by WikiLeaks from the Clinton campaign appeared to indicate lingering reservations towards them.
