New US Embassy in Great Britain includes moat

Damn, wonder how much a moat around my house would cost? More here.

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Sen. Kennedy to be knighted

Not sure about the company he'll be in, but at least Teddy deserves it.

Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) will be awarded an honorary knighthood, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to announce during his speech to both houses of Congress on Wednesday.

Kennedy, who is suffering from a malignant brain tumor, is receiving the honor because of his work in the Northern Ireland peace process and toward British-American relations in general.

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Previously political recipients of the knighthood include former President George H.W. Bush and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Britain's backing Obama: Democrat beats McCain by five votes to one

By Paddy


Some useless numbers to peruse with your cereal.

Barack Obama is overwhelmingly Britain's choice to be the next US president, five times more popular than his Republican rival, John McCain, a Guardian/ICM poll shows today. Carried out ahead of the Democratic candidate's visit to Britain next week, the poll reveals that 53% feel certain he would make the best president, with only 11% favouring McCain; 36% declined to express an opinion.

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Obama's poll lead may have as much to do with his high profile and recognition factor as it does his policies. But it underlines the desire among US allies to see a change of political direction there after eight years of George Bush. Obama's campaign team hopes to use the European leg of the trip to press home to the US public that replacing Bush with the Democratic candidate should see America's popularity in Europe restored.