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First Woman to Win Nobel Prize in Economics
By Joann M. Weiner - Politics DailyNobel prizes are not supposed to be awarded based on gender. Yet, it somehow feels right to acknowledge that a woman won the Nobel Prize in economics for the first time since the award was created in 1969. Her name is Elinor Ostrom and she is a professor of political science at Indiana University at Bloomington. Ostrom, who shared the prize with Oliver Williamson, a professor in the Haas business school at the University of California at Berkeley, was cited for her substantial and influential body of research on the management of common resources. Going against the conventional wisdom that ...
Should the Peace Prize Have Gone to Neda?
By David Gibson - Politics DailyWhatever the fate of religion in the modern world -- a bane on the wane or a resurgent force for good -- the power of martyrdom will likely endure for the secular and faithful alike. The phenomenon was apparent in our recent story about Matthew Shepard, the hate crimes victim and icon of the gays rights struggle. But the martyrdom meme is emerging again in the ongoing debate over the surprise award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama. With anger over the award from many of the usual suspects, and discomfiture, to say the least, even among Obama supporters (and the president himself), ...
From Silence to Outrage, Republicans React to Nobel News
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyEven before President Obama stood in front of the Rose Garden microphones to react to the news of his Nobel Peace Prize, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele sent out a statement asking, "What has President Obama actually accomplished?" Steele went on to rap both Obama and the Nobel committee, saying, "It is unfortunate that the president's star power has out-shined tireless advocates who have made real achievements working towards peace and human rights. One thing is certain – President Obama won't be receiving any awards from Americans for job creation, fiscal ...
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