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Nobel Peace Prize

The Case for Barack Obama

Charles Perez | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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Charles Perez

As Michelle Obama once warned critics, "Don't ever underestimate my husband." Maybe we shouldn't. Obama is playing a big game. His biggest challenge will come in righting the economy.

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In the Name of Hope: Perpetual War and the Nobel Peace Prize

Hamdan Azhar | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: 1984, War on Terror, Hope, Pakistan, Nobel Peace Prize, Iraq, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Afghanistan War, Anti-War, Geir Lundestad, Peace Prize Response, Superpower, Norwegian Nobel Committee, Politics News
Hamdan Azhar

If the Nobel Peace Prize Committee tells us that war is compatible with peace, who are we to say otherwise?

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Bono Defends Obama's Nobel Prize

Posted 10.19.2009 | Impact

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A few years ago, I accepted a Golden Globe award by barking out an expletive. One imagines President Obama did the same when he heard about his Nobel...

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Mr. President, Please Let Us Know When You Do Something!

Charles Butler | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Glenn Beck, Nobel Peace Prize, Money, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Barack Obama, Politics News
Charles Butler

"When I actually do something, we'll let you know," Obama joked in a 2006 keynote. Well, we are still waiting for the substance to begin and the campaigning to end.

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Obama Has Earned the Nobel

José Ramos-Horta | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

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José Ramos-Horta

By giving hope to the millions of disfranchised, the poor and the angry in Middle East, Asia and Africa, Obama has begun to drain the swamp in which extremist groups operate and recruit.

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Does Obama's Nobility Make Him Eligible For The Peace Prize?

Isha Judd | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

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Isha Judd

I have a proposition; let's all consider ourselves eligible for the Nobel Peace Prize, and focus internally on bringing peace to our surroundings.

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Video: Bill Clinton Reacts to Obama Nobel Prize

Julia Gorin | Posted 10.16.2009 | Comedy

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Julia Gorin

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It's Official: America Hates Indicted Right Wing Dancers

Stu Kreisman | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media

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Stu Kreisman

What were the producers thinking when they cast DeLay in the first place? Did they believe that after seeing him do a samba, America would forget what a repulsive human being he is and embrace him in its collective bosom?

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What If Obama Had Turned Down The Nobel?

Dave Hackel | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media

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Dave Hackel

When it was announced that President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, he gave the perfect "I'll say it so you don't have to" response. He said that h...

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Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Announcement (For the Diplomatically Impaired)

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 10.14.2009 | Comedy

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John Wellington Ennis

Since there has been an uproar over something as non-controversial as winning the Nobel Peace Prize, this transcription is being provided for the "Diplomatically Impaired," who otherwise may have difficulty comprehending the context of President Obama being named the winner.

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Counter-Factual History: McCain Is President and Bono Wins the Nobel Prize

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 10.14.2009 | World

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Leon T. Hadar

"I have to admit that I'm beginning to miss George W. Bush," is the way former Republican Senator "Chuck" Hagel responded when being asked by CNN's Wolf Blitzer to assess the foreign policy record of the administration of Republican President John McCain.

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Goodies Galore: Here's How to Cajole Roland Burris Into Voting for the Heath Care Bill

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 10.14.2009 | Chicago

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Carol Felsenthal

Whether he wins or not, maybe Sen. Burris could have "Nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize" carved on his much-ridiculed tombstone.

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Why Ostrom's Nobel Is Even More Shocking Than Obama's

Randall Amster | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

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Randall Amster

Make no mistake, despite the somewhat tame Nobel committee description, Ostrom's body of work is inherently radical, demonstrably anti-corporate, and implicitly socialistic.

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The Nobel Peace Prize; or Pissing on the Prose of Alfred B Nobel

Mark Axelrod | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

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Mark Axelrod

It's absolutely unconscionable that the negative reaction to a sitting US President for receiving the Nobel Award would cause the Nobel Committee to defend its decision.

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Nobel Prize: Just What He's Always ... Wanted

Rick Horowitz | Posted 10.14.2009 | Comedy

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Rick Horowitz

I don't even know how to describe it, except to say that it's absolutely the biggest and shiniest statue I've ever seen!

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Prizing Peace

Gangaji | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

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Gangaji

The emanation of peace by any one person is a boon to us all. When that person is the leader of the most powerful and sometimes the most dangerous nation in the world, that boon is magnified exponentially.

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We Cannot Let Fear Turn Into Hate: Iran's Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Speaks

Kiri Westby | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

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Kiri Westby

Last Friday I went to hear a keynote address from Iran's only Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi. I was blown away.

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Rewarding Hope: Why Barack Obama Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 10.14.2009 | World

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Menachem Rosensaft

Words matter. Speeches matter. President Obama recognizes that our form of government and our way of life should be an inspiration but may not be the template for every other country in the world.

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The Nobel Prize Wasn't for Obama -- It Was for the American People. Do We Deserve It?

Jonathan Kim | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

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Jonathan Kim

That means it's our responsibility to force Obama and other electeds to recognize our priorities and pick up the pace. So call your representative and your senator, and let them know how you feel.

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A Nobel Prayer

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

The vitriol against Obama's peace prize and "those Norwegians" who gave it to him is much deeper than the president's lack of achievements thus far; it is based on a fundamental clash of worldviews.

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Eyes on the Prize -- A New Nobel for a New World

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

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Clarence B. Jones

Obama's detractors don't seem to understand that the Nobel Committee has offered not a false Medal of Distinguished Service to a green recruit, but a powerful weapon to a talented cadet eager to take to the battlefield.

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Mr. Obama's Prize

Christian Nwachukwu, Jr. | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

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Christian Nwachukwu, Jr.

"Obama has as President created a new climate in international politics. Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position," reported the Nobel Committee.

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It's Hug a Conservative Week

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

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Robert J. Elisberg

It's not like President Obama gave an award to himself. The Nobel committee felt the U.S. president was deserving. And it's their football. In the end, it honors the man. It honors the nation.

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Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

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Susanna Speier

Who else in power/ Rallied throngs worldwide to work/ For peace and justice

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Is Obama a "Narcissist"?

John McQuaid | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Narcissism, Nobel Peace Prize, 2016 Olympics, Conservatives, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Politics News
John McQuaid

If conservatives want to win back power, they should focus on issues. They could start by kicking Obama off the analyst's couch and taking a spin on it themselves.

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