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US Constitution.....Article II, Section 2.

The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

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Thanks. I didn't know they expire at the end of the session. That being the case, Bush has to convince Hastert to rise instead of recess, or use some other means to extend the session once he's made a raft of recess appointments.