President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize early Friday morning in a decision from Oslo that surprised many people, not least among them Obama himself. HuffPost bloggers have offered opinions that range from skeptical to angry to adulatory. Scroll down for the roundup.

President Obama will address the Human Rights Campaign -- the largest gay rights fundraiser in the country -- this Saturday with a keynote appearance that has been dubbed his "Big Gay Speech" by the LGBT blogging community. A number of HuffPost bloggers have weighed in with their hopes, doubts and...

In light of Arianna's new book club pick, Carl Honoré's In Praise of Slowness, the HuffPost community offers its thoughts on how to slow down and recharge.

Dr. Alex Benzer:

For the most part, I keep the onslaught of extraneous information at bay by...

HuffPost blogger reactions to the arrest of acclaimed film director Roman Polanski have covered the gamut. Scroll down to see the variety of perspectives in what is surely one of the most controversial cases of its kind.

Make sure to check back here for reactions, commentary and reporting of the G-20 summit being hosted by President Barack Obama at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh on September 24 - 25.

Sen. Robert Byrd: Ted Kennedy, My Friend and Colleague:

Neither years of age nor years of political combat, nor his illness, diminished the idealism and energy of this talented, imaginative, and intelligent man. And that is the kind of Senator Ted Kennedy was. Throughout his...

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Arianna Huffington: Obama's First 100 Days: The Good, The Bad, and the Geithner:

In his appointments at almost every agency, Obama has demonstrated a desire to receive a wide range of opinion. But at Treasury, the range of opinion...

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Leo W. Gerard: Congress Bails out Those Who Shower Before Work, but not Those who Shower After Work:

When the representatives of blue collars went to Congress hat in hand, lawmakers insisted that to get loans automakers would have...

Read more Election Day Liveblogs, Reaction and Analysis from HuffPost Bloggers

Arianna Huffington: McCain's Losing Strategy: Double Down on the Anger:

McCain scored the zinger of the night with, "I am not President Bush. If you wanted to run against President Bush, you should have run four years ago." But his performance was, in fact, incredibly...

Arianna Huffington: The Winner of Debate II? "That One":

In Debate II, John McCain twice laid out the criteria for how the American people should judge the candidates: In tough times, we need someone with a steady hand on the tiller. By that measure, Obama...

Madeleine Albright: Senator Biden's Night:

Given the challenges our nation now faces, we need a vice president who can be persuasive with foreign leaders, tough with congress, and relentless in his drive to serve the American people. Tonight, Joe Biden showed why he is the...

Nora Ephron: Ringside:

There was a moment, when the debate ended and the wives came up on stage, where I actually knew, or thought I knew, who had won. I'm sorry to say it, but it was John McCain. McCain had come into the debate...

On Tuesday, June 24, from 2:30 to 3 pm, public radio station KCRW-Santa Monica (89.9 FM) will be broadcasting an interview by the station's resident satirist Harry Shearer (Le Show, Sundays 10 am) with Webby-Award winning blogger, Arianna Huffington, and a panelist on the station's popular political week-in-review...

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Hilary Rosen: I Am Not a Bargaining Chip, I Am a Democrat:

Senator Clinton's speech last night was a justifiably proud recitation of her accomplishments over the course of this campaign, but it did not end right. But she didn't do what she should have done. As hard and...

Bob Geiger: Dead Troops Remembered By President Who Had Them Killed:

Yes, that's a harsh headline for this piece.

But I'll ask you to forgive me because, as a Veteran, there isn't a day on the calendar that causes my hatred -- and I do indeed mean hatred --...