1. The demonstrators say the framework would not allow for the free nomination of candidates.

2. President Obama made his first judicial nomination for only one judge in March of his first year.

3. Anyone on the internet can provide a nomination and then vote for finalists.

4. The only way to get an Oscar nomination is by playing in a movie theater.

5. This is his second time around the GOP presidential nomination track.

6. His nomination could put pressure on the White House to shed more light on the secret program.

7. So his march to the Republican nomination is all but assured, right?

8. Plans for the award were announced last year, and the nomination process was recently established.

9. As for Obama, he had already congratulated Clinton for securing the nomination this week.

10. She will vote for Clinton if she wins the nomination, she said, but not with gusto.

11. Activists said they wanted an open nomination process.

12. Obama pledges a nomination in due time.

13. He also made a bid for the Democratic nomination for President in 2008 but later dropped out.