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By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailyAs people in the United States mark Columbus Day -- or, depending on their political affiliation, protest said commemoration -- the rest of the world's focus is elsewhere. Here's what being chattered about in other countries on Monday: In Israel: As Israelis and Palestinians limped toward a meager extension of the moratorium on settlement building, and the United States hustled to support peace talks that are still not breathing on their own, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told his French and Spanish counterparts to "solve your own problems in Europe before you come to us with ...
Chinese Dissident Liu Wins Nobel Peace Prize
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OSLO, Norway (Oct. 8) -- Imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for "his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights" - a prize likely to enrage the Chinese government, which had warned the Nobel committee not to honor him. Thorbjoern Jagland, the Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman, said Liu Xiaobo (LEE-o SHAo-boh) was a symbol for the fight for human rights in China and the government should expect that its policies face scrutiny. "China has become a big power in economic terms as well as political terms, and it is normal that big ...
World's Wackiest Minds Celebrated at 'Ig Nobel Prize' Ceremony
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(Sept. 30) -- If you discover the structure of DNA or you bring an end to apartheid, you win a Nobel Prize. If you invent a bra that can be converted into two gas masks or discover that giant panda feces can be used to reduce kitchen waste, then your best bet is an Ig Nobel Prize. Ever since 1991, the science world has gathered once a year to honor its wackiest, strangest and oddest endeavors in a celebration perennially dubbed the First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. Experts will gather tonight at Harvard University to award 10 new prizes for research that has both scientific value -- and ...
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By Denise Williams - Politics DailyAfter the right-wing fueled faux outrage over Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday I came across this from my friend Laffy: (From the Rush Limbaugh Show - transcript in part October 10, 2007 Gore's going to get it because of the movie. He's going to get it because global warming is that liberal hoax. He's going to get it because he's criticized Bush. He's going to get it because he lost unfairly to Bush in 2000, in their minds. It has nothing to do with Bush. The Nobel Peace Prize has nothing to do with peace. I should be the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. I've done more for ...
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By Justin Paulette - Politics Daily"I think the Nobel Peace prize should go to all the American troops over in Iraq. They're caught up in the usual political crap pile, but continue to their jobs as good soldiers always do without question. Splitting the money among that many wouldn't give each soldier much, but might be enough to at least buy them a good steak dinner or something." Someone should buy this reader a steak dinner! ...
The Vestal Virgins Have Spoken
By Eric Schulzke - Politics DailyBetcha didn't see that one coming? Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize, which he now shares with the terrorist Yasser Arafat and the Jacques Clouseau of world diplomacy, Jimmy Carter. Who are the august people to whom the world grovels? It's an anonymous bunch of sycophant Swedes who are basically picking their "man of the year" like any other far left editorial board at The Nation, or The American Prospect. It's a raw political process delivering raw political results. And yet, forever more, Al Gore's name will be preceded by the phrase "Nobel Laureate," which people will speak in a reverent ...
On Al Gore and the Peace Prize
By Justin Paulette - Politics DailyToday, the utterly discredited Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Al Gore ... ironically, in the same week that a British judge issued a ruling that Mr. Gore's fictional film's "alarmism and exaggeration" warranted a disclaimer if it was to be shown in public schools. Now, Mr. Gore will rightfully join such Peace Prize laureates as Yasser Arafat, the PLO leader who for decades oversaw terrorism and suicide bombings against innocent civilians and who personally orchestrated the hijacking of an international flight. (Powerline has a longer rundown of noteworthy Prize winners here. Well deserved, ...
Gore's Win Is Hillary's Loss
By Dave - Politics DailyAdding to Greg's post on Hillary, which you should go read now, this is a big problem for Hillary as Al Gore is the only person with the capability of derailing the Hillary train to the 2008 Democratic nomination.Hillary Clinton has the highest negatives of any of the Democratic candidates. Al Gore won the popular vote in 2000. Hillary Clinton is cynically pivoted off a marital affair into a senate seat. Al Gore is best known for a lifelong marriage to a nice woman and having four nice kids. Hillary Clinton forgot where the Rose billing records were. Al Gore wrote a book on saving the ...
Inconvenient Candidate? Gore Wins Nobel Prize
By Greg McNeilly - Politics DailyThis morning, former Vice President and 2000 Democratic Presidential nominee Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on climate change. Gore will share the award with the United Nations Panel on Climate Change. The Nobel Committee said that Al Gore was the, "[S]ingle individual" responsible for convincing world government's that climate change was real, caused by human activity, and posed a threat to society.Anticipating his award (there were 180 other nominees), American cable news shows were abuzz Thursday with speculation about a possible revival of Al Gore the presidential ...
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