The Words of Peace: Selections from the Speeches of the Nobel Prize Winners of the Twentieth Century, Third Edition
Wired: Underwire (Free subscription) | yesterday
The internet has clearly been a boon for news junkies, LOLcats and the makers of goofball videos. But it’s also proven to be a powerful international force for peace. That’s the message of Internet for Peace, a campaign launched this week by Wired Italy to nominate the net for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010. “The [...]
Per Crucem ad Lucem (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
‘The Nobel Peace Prize committee might well have made truly worthy choices, prominent among them the remarkable Afghan activist Malalai Joya. This brave woman survived the Russians, and then the radical Islamists whose brutality was so extreme that the population welcomed the Taliban. Joya has withstood the Taliban and now the return of the warlords [...]
- Are You Riled Up? - (Free subscription) | yesterday
It was really a surprise to hear that President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize . Just as he said, I did not even know that he was nominated. And I think the way that he has dealt with winning the Prize has been incredible. …More
American Presidents Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The most recent presidential Nobel Prize winner is Jimmy Carter , who won it in 2002, well after his presidency. Carter was awarded this honor for his decades of work for international peace: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2002 to Jimmy Carter, for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy...
- Are You Riled Up? - (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Obama’s star status itself most certainly did not hurt the American case on the world stage; he was recently awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for…having, apparently, the disposition to do the things that you’re supposed to do to get a Nobel …Click Here
The Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Andrew Malcolm wrote this up yesterday , news from the last stop of Obama's Asia trip: Even President Obama himself during his just-concluded trip to Asia admitted that he was surprised to receive the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this year without actually producing any peace. In fact, the rookie American president ordered his own troop surge, boosting U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan to 68,000. Now,...
Wirearchy (Free subscription) | yesterday
. Lovely concept … Via Twitter … Join @wired in nominating the internet for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize as “the first weapon of mass construction.” http://bit.ly/5Th6w5 . Go … nominate … vote when it’s possible. It’s pretty much all we’ve got left, besides you and me and the rest of ourselves. .
Mike Philbin's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Climate sceptics claim leaked emails are evidence of collusion among scientists. Hundreds of private emails and documents allegedly exchanged between some of the world's leading climate scientists over the past 13 years have been stolen by hackers and leaked online, it emerged today. The computer files were apparently accessed earlier this week from servers at the UK's University of East Anglia's Climate...
- Are You Riled Up? - (Free subscription) | yesterday
And lately, a fierce new argument has been engaged in the fragile household of the international community: should Barack Obama have won the Nobel Peace Prize ? The President of the United States being rewarded for “his extraordinary …Click Here
baithak (Free subscription) | yesterday
Writing About Pakistan, but ‘No Beards, No Bombs’ - As announcers urged the crowd at the National Book Awards party to take their dinner seats, Daniyal Mueenuddin , the Pakistani-American author of “In Other Rooms, Other Wonders,” hung back to chat briefly about his work and the wonder of being nominated for a prestigious literary award. “What it feels is a little premature,”...
- Are You Riled Up? - (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Percentage of independents who approve of President Barack Obama , who made history, is sort of God according to one Newsweek editor, won the Nobel Peace Prize , and continuing efforts to heal the sick and prevent the oceans from rising: …This Post
BlueOregon (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
In what may become known as a key turning point for the Bill Bradbury's gubernatorial campaign, Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore announced his endorsement of Bradbury at this morning's sold out fundraiser at the Left Bank. While it was no secret Gore was supportive of Bradbury's campaign, this morning's unequivocal endorsement was icing on the cake and thrilling to those of us in...
- Are You Riled Up? - (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
… to have the federal government take over the health care sector. Some pro-life Catholics reacted with shock to the news that the Vatican warmly greeted the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama, who is pro-abortion. …This Blog
Asian Gazette (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
[pba] A special committee of the U.N. General Assembly condemned North Korea and Burma on Thursday for what it said were widespread human rights violations in the two Asian countries. The 192-nation General Assembly's Third Committee, which focuses on human rights issues, approved a resolution on North Korea 97-19 with 65 abstentions. A similar resolution on Burma (Myanmar) passed 92-26 with 65 abstentions....
HolyCoast.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Yet another unmerited award for Obama (from Top of the Ticket): Even President Obama himself during his just-concluded trip to Asia admitted that he was surprised to receive the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this year without actually producing any peace. In fact, the rookie American president ordered his own troop surge, boosting U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan to 68,000. Now, the Democrat may be...
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dineshktl | 10/10/2009
The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday, October 9, 2009, "For his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." This Award announced by Thorbjorn Jagland, the leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. According to CNN report, President Barack Obama said Friday that he was humbled by the decision of the Norwegian
rahman | 10/10/2009
Obama Nobel Peace Prize wins 2009 A beaming President Barack Obama says he's honored to win the Nobel Peace Prize, but says he isn't sure he's done enough to earn it.(Oct. 9)
rahman | 10/10/2009
Nobel Prize Peace Winner Muhammad Yunus latest video. Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus, gives a talk at UCSD about the microfinance revolution around the world,the Nobel Prize, and the launch of Grameen America,which will bring microcredit to the U.S
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