The Labor party's federal president, Jenny McAllister, on Monday left the door open for Howes to take the Senate spot if Carr vacates.
If McCarthy vacates his chief whip role, that will open up another powerful position in the party's leadership.
In appointing Mr Clarke, Tesco followed a rule of thumb that successful companies should promote an insider if the big cheese vacates his desk.
But a win by Mr Franken in Minnesota would give Democrats 59 seats in the Senate and if Mrs Hutchison vacates the seat before the fall of 2009, there will be a special election.
How can Israel trust that the land it vacates is not used, as Gaza has been, as a bridgehead for further struggle?
While the poster only confirms the month, 24 April is a pretty safe bet as that is when Martin Scorsese's new HBO drama Vinyl concludes and vacates GoT's usual Sunday night slot.
The Turkey national job may be one option for the 47-year-old if Guus Hiddink vacates it for Chelsea and Hughes had contact with the Turkish football federation about the post last summer.
If Newsnight vacates the bombastic environs of Studio B it will get to design its own smaller set, something better suited to its new mission of intimate late-night analysis and discussion.
With Hodgson's assistant coach Gary Neville moving into management earlier this month with Valencia, the former Manchester United defender has emerged as a potential successor once Hodgson vacates the position.
Mitchell, 25, whom promoter Frank Warren calls "my diamond in the rough", tackles the Aussie hardman Michael Katsidis for the interim WBO lightweight belt at West Ham's Upton Park on Saturday night, the winner either meeting champion Juan Manuel Marquez for the full title or being installed as champion if, as speculated, the Mexican vacates it.
That means Syrians themselves will have to hold any ground Isis vacates.
