Word: appointed
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Assuming Gore can break the tie, he could vote for Lieberman? A: Sure. That sets up this scenario: Lieberman would become president and then appoint Gore vice president, subject to congressional confirmation...
...election stays muddled in Florida, could the state legislature fix this? A: Yes. The legislature could reconvene and appoint electors itself. Amazingly, the U.S. Constitution does not require that electors be popularly chosen - only that the states come up with some method for appointing them. Under federal law, the Florida legislature has until Dec. 12 to pick new electors. It could even vote to let the governor pick the electors - but don't count on it. Florida has a GOP-controlled legislature, but it would be toast if it usurped popular control of an election...
Academic search expert John W. Chandler, of the headhunting firm Academic Search Consultation Service, says that search committees and governing boards sometimes take an interest in prominent politicos but rarely appoint them...
...perhaps the most remarkable victory of the evening, Missouri's recently deceased Democratic Governor Mel Carnahan defeated Republican incumbent John Ashcroft in a very close race. The new Democratic governor of the state is likely to appoint Carnahan's wife Jean to serve in his place...
...since the Democratic governor has promised to appoint Carnahan's widow, it now appears possible that the deceased candidate could beat Republican incumbent John Ashcroft, who has had difficulty campaigning against Carnahan's memory...