>>>>This must be for good driving, or haveing high moral values, or ....
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>>>>Maybe he sent the queen a box of twinkies?
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>>>>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/04/britain-ted-kennedy-honorary-knighthood/
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>>>Look on the bright side, Bill. He's going to die soon ;-(
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>>Still 30+ years too late.
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>>At least that's a little progress though.
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>Actually, it seems to me a bit politically sensitive, that an alleged representative of the people of one country would get a warrior's title from the former colonial master. Weird, eh?
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>Which brings me to a question which is itching me for a while - though I may only assume the things are unchanged, because I don't have the means to check whether it's still so (read: no TV). And the question is, why is there British content on PBS and NPR?

Because it's high quality content that has an audience in the U.S. Why was "The Godfather" shown in movie theaters in other countries? Thank goodness there aren't borders around most media and entertainment. And fewer all the time....