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• Saudi King Shakes Up Religious Establishment

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- The Saudi king on Saturday dismissed the chief of the religious police and a cleric who condoned killing the owners of TV networks that broadcast "immoral" content, signaling an effort to weaken the country's hard-line Sunni establishment. The shake-up -- King Abdullah's first since coming to power in August 2005 -- included the appointment of a female deputy minister, the highest government position a Saudi woman has attained.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• February 15, 2009

• Religious-Police Chief, Top Hard-Line Cleric Canned by Saudi King

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi king on Saturday dismissed the chief of the religious police and a cleric who condoned killing the owners of TV networks that broadcast "immoral" content, signaling an effort to weaken the country's hard-line Sunni establishment. The shake-up - King Abdullah's first since coming to power in August 2005 - included the appointment of a female deputy minister, the highest government position a Saudi woman has attained.

• Sunday Gazette-Mail
• February 17, 2009

• Counsels, councils and lunch: preventing abuse of the power to appoint independent counsels.

The Judicial Conduct Act should govern judges serving in the Special Division of the D.C. Circuit who make independent counsel appointments. That approach would be simpler than amending the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to cover cases in which the appointment power is abused. Complaints against Judge David B. Sentelle were dismissed by Judge Harry T. Edwards in In re Charge of Judicial Misconduct or Disability, as a result of an overly formalistic interpretation of the Judicial Conduct Act.

• University of Pennsylvania Law Review
• Vol. 144 Nbr. 6, June 1996

• Saudi Hard-Line Religious Leaders Fired

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi king on Saturday dismissed the chief of the religious police and a cleric who condoned killing the owners of TV networks that broadcast "immoral" content, signaling an effort to weaken the country's hard-line Sunni establishment. The shake-up - King Abdullah's first since coming to power in August 2005 - included the appointment of a female deputy minister, the highest government position a Saudi woman has attained.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• February 17, 2009

• Section 2: Powers and Duties of the President

... power between the great departments of government, there is such a wide difference between the power... are determined by Congress and whose appointment is ordinarily made by and with the advice and cons...

• Constitution of the United States (Annotated)

• Independence and experimentalism in the Department of Justice.

...Secrecy--Transparency B. Partisan Appointment-Removal--Nonpartisan Appointment-Removal C. Centra..., and on rare occasion quite powerfully, but their pronouncements would be empty without t..., and at least as importantly, through government lawyers in their decisions about whether and how t...

• Stanford Law Review
• Vol. 63 Nbr. 2, January 2011

• Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (per curiam) (1976)

... rulemaking, adjudicatory, and enforcement powers, and consisting of two members appointed by the Pr... imposed accordingly serve the basic governmental interest in safeguarding the integrity of the elec... and the prescribed method of appointment of members of the Commission to the extent that a ...

• U.S. Supreme Court

• Washington Must Face Fiscal Reality ; Annual Speech to Congress Can Move Deficit Facts to the Front Burner

There is a reason the comptroller general of the United States serves the longest term of appointment in government aside from certain judges, who have lifetime appointments. It's because the person who is responsible for heading the Government Accountability Office (GAO) plays an essential and nonpartisan role in assessing the federal government's performance and reporting on the government's financial condition and future outlook. The GAO also acts as Congress' eyes and ears as it wields its constitutional power of the purse. Absent the resources it provides, Congress simply wouldn't be able to effectively oversee the performance, accountability and financial condition of federal government. Despite this tremendous responsibility, a vast majority of Americans can't tell you who the cu...

• The Washington Times
• December 19, 2011

• Renewal of Air University Board of Visitors

Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d), the Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the Air University Board of Visitors (hereafter referred to as ``the Board''). The Board is a discretionary federal advisory committee that shall provide the Secretary of Defense through the Secretary of the Air Force, independent advice and recommendations on educational and doctrinal and research policies and activities of Air University. The Board shall: a. Review and evaluate progress of the educational programs and the support activities of the university; b. Review and evaluate the published statement of purpose, institutional polices, an...

... are eminent authorities in the field of air power, defense, management, leadership, and academia. Alll Board member appointments must be renewed by the Secretary of Defense on an ...

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 19264, March 30, 2012
• Notices
• Defense Department

• Pakistan: militancy, the transition to democracy and future relations with the United States.

... unavoidable state for global and regional powers. China continues to be a reliable friend and consi... installation of a civilian-led party government. Pakistan's return to civilian rule intensified th...Since his appointment as Special Representative for Afghanistan and Paki...

• Journal of International Affairs
• Vol. 63 Nbr. 1, September 2009