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Berwick will bring expertise in health care reform to the position, as he received his honorary knighthood for his efforts in improving Britain’s National Health Service under former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair...
...best an ill-informed American and at worst an IRA sympathizer. Even in today's postconflict Northern Ireland, Kennedy's political allegiances remain a source of controversy. There were outcries from Protestant politicians in March, for example, when British Prime Minister Gordon Brown nominated Kennedy to receive an honorary knighthood from the Queen. (Read "Why Some Brits Don't Want a Sir Ted Kennedy...
...Council of England and for other arts organizations. She also wrote several art books including “Great Women Collectors,” which she co-authored with Charlotte Gere. The Queen of England honored Vaizey by naming her a Commander of the British Empire, two levels below knighthood. Mary C. Swope ’59, a classmate and friend of Vaizey’s, said she thought Vaizey was “very pleased” about being honored, but their conversation about the award focused more on what Vaizey would wear to the palace. Swope described...
...surprising gesture of white knighthood, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to the aid of Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist detained in a Tehran prison on spying charges. Known more for being a regular sparring partner with the United States, Ahmadinejad made a rare intervention into Saberi's case on Sunday by declaring that she should have the legal right to defend herself...
...pretty unlikely, as contributors to the slightly larger Facebook group of Kennedy supporters have concluded. Here's a typical comment from one of the group's 23,252 members: "Congratulations, Sir Edward Kennedy! I can think of no greater addition to the legend of the American Camelot than the knighthood of one of its most deserving sons just after electing one of its (metaphorically) adopted sons to the Presidency." With British Conservatives divided and American Democrats charmed, perhaps Prime Minister Brown is an accomplished magician after...