A President cannot eliminate all foreign tyrannies but should not pick his favorites, in kindness to the victims.

The President picked absently at the corners of his scratch-pad.

The former President picked this out-of-the-way spot for his hunger strike because he knew he would find friends here.

That's what the President picked me for.

The President is picking them to win-and he's making it personal.

Accordingly, some officials would like the President to pick someone who projects a more human and a more attractive image.

But on Capitol Hill, lawmakers from both parties felt the President had picked the wrong fight.

They always feel bad about losing when the President picks them.

Forced to retreat, the President then picked from a short list of names provided by party leaders.

The President of Azerbaijan picks the governors of these units.