A8 Contentious Nomination in Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran , whose first nominee for oil minister was rejected by Parliament nearly three months ago as too inexperienced , risked another rebuff by nominating another little-known figure for the position , one of the most crucial in the cabinet A13 SPORTSTHURSDAY D1-7 HOUSE & HOME F1-12 THURSDAY STYLES G1-10 ARTS E1-12 OBITUARIES C19 Skitch Henderson The conductor , pianist and radio and television entertainer , he was 87 .