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...lovely that so unpromising a holiday—one that is meant to honor a Catholic saint, one that has come to honor a particular nationality—should prove so unifying. Part of the appeal is that it demands little of participants, other than wearing green and drinking; there are none of the expectations associated with Valentine’s Day, none of the vaguely patriotic obligations that cling to the Fourth of July, none of the gift-buying, and little of the overt religious trappings of Christmas...
...Great Britain recognized Tsang with its ultimate vote of confidence—Queen Elizabeth II knighted Tsang as Sir Donald in 1997. This honor came just after Great Britain appointed Tsang as the first Chinese Financial Secretary in 1995, after 150 years of British incumbents...
...honor of Senior Day, the Crimson started a lineup composed entirely of players from the Class of 2005. This included the addition of senior outside hitter Ryland Degnan, who seldom gets an opportunity to start...
...pose two questions: If the two Iraqis had detonated explosives, killing Pantano's men but not Pantano, would he be prosecuted for dereliction of duty for not preventing the explosion and the casualties? Or if the Iraqis had detonated explosives, killing Pantano, his men and themselves, would the government honor him as a hero and adorn his coffin with medals? Leaders like Pantano are supposed to be decisive. He made a decision--to save his troops and himself--that the U.S. government apparently does not like, and he is paying the price...
...building stronger ties between U.S. and Korean leaders. But KORUSEC strengthened Kim's own ties in Washington as well. As chairman of KORUSEC, Kim--virtually its only donor--was host to a procession of congressional delegations through Korea, sat in the House gallery as DeLay's guest of honor at President Bush's 2003 State of the Union address and later that year met with Vice President Dick Cheney in Washington...