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Given that the FSA has said it wants only those with knowledge of banks to serve on banks' board, it is not clear if Lord O'Donnell passes the FSA expertise threshold.

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Diane O'Meara told NBC's Today show that the individual had used pictures of her without her knowledge in creating Kekua.

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For his part, Mr Brown has written to the head of the civil service, Sir Gus O'Donnell to say "no minister and no political adviser other than the person involved" had knowledge of Mr McBride's emails.

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