Ms Jones said their new appointee had "the experience and skills to take forward our improvement".

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The new appointee, Dean McClain, has already won crucial approvals to sell slots in Nevada, where he told the state's Gaming Control Board that he expects to have 200 employees within two years.

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Mr Abe's immediate selection as Mr Endo's replacement of Masatoshi Wakabayashi, a former environment minister, belies the impression Mr Abe has tried to give that each new appointee is eminently qualified for the position.

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Because the 2010 law that established the bureau said the new powers come to an appointee who is confirmed.

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The second forty-something manager to win promotion, and the most surprising appointee, is Geoff Hoon, the new defence secretary.

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As analysts survey the inflation "hawks" and "doves" on the Fed board, Greenspan, who embraces theories of a technology-driven New Economy, is seen as having a more lenient interest-rate bent than Clinton appointee Laurence Meyer.

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But Democratic leaders in Springfield, the capital, stalled, and the result was that the governor's appointee, Roland Burris (apparently a blameless candidate), has become Illinois's new junior senator.

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The appointee will also have the ability to break municipal labor contracts starting later this month when a new state law takes effect.

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Current manager Christian Chukwu, who is expected to deputise for the foreign appointee, said training plans for the Nations Cup will not be finalised until the arrival of the new coach.

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