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...could be more hurtful than a close friend's ingratitude? His gratitude - at least if you're Tony Blair and the buddy in question is George W. Bush. Later today in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Bush is set to dole out a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Blair, Britain's former Prime Minister. Blair has earned the bauble - previous recipients include Nelson Mandela and Doris Day - "for [his] efforts to promote democracy, human rights and peace abroad," according to the White House. Blair's spokesman seemed to tacitly acknowledge that Blair is being feted...
...Jaundiced Britons - at any rate, the kind who write for newspapers and pontificate on current affairs - interpret the award somewhat differently. News of the distinction has garnered headlines ranging from the quizzical ("Does Tony Blair Deserve a Medal?") to the declarative ("Blair's Medal of Dishonor"). "It is for services rendered," Clare Short, Britian's former Secretary of State for Development, told the Times of London. This is not meant as a compliment. Short criticized U.S. aid efforts in Afghanistan and resigned from Blair's Cabinet three months after the invasion of Iraq, which she had only reluctantly backed...
...said.Jones, who usually swims the 100- and 200-yard butterfly, was one of the Crimson’s two swimmers placing first in more than one individual event. Jones captured his signature 100-yard butterfly with a time of 50.34, and also added a new event to his gold-medal repertoire, placing first in the 200-yard freestyle with a 1:41.22 swim.Sophomore backstroker Jordan Diekema also posted two individual wins in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke, touching the wall in 47.13 and 50.32, respectively.“I accomplished what I needed to accomplish based...
...Green last month. While her return date is still uncertain, starting goaltender Christina Kessler will rejoin the team this weekend after spending the last week fulfilling her duties with the Canadian U-22 team. Kessler made 35 saves in two shutout appearances, helping her team to a silver medal at the MLP Cup in Germany, which ended last night...
...arguing that they hurt blacks more than whites. And while she earned the admiration and friendship of Mandela - in 1997 Mandela praised her "courage born of the yearning for freedom" and "hatred of oppression, injustice and inequity whether the victim be oneself or another" while awarding her a gold medal of honour - she did not flinch from criticizing his African National Congress (A.N.C.) once they won power. (See pictures of Mandela...