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Obama's Nobel Peace Prize: Deserved or Premature?
This morning, a humbled President Obama said he did not expect to wake up to the news that he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Maintaining that he did not feel that he deserved to be in the company of the transformative figures previously honored by the prize, Obama said he would accept it as "a call to action, a call for nations to confront the challenges of the 21st century."
The Nobel committee cited Obama's rare ability to have "captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future."
Front Page: Barack Obama Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
- In an unexpected move, President Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize, thanks to his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." — BBC News
- David Letterman apparently invited one of his mistresses on a family vacation with his wife and son. — New York Post
- Jim and Pam got married last night on The Office.
Front Page: Global Markets Rally, Krugman Wins Nobel for Economics, Afghanistan Commander is Hopeful
- Global Markets Rally: Banking stocks in Asia and Europe jumped this morning after European leaders announced plans to inject capital into banks and guarantee interbank lending. Rising between 5 and 10 percent, the rallying world markets are hoped to have a positive impact on the US market which opened moments ago, up, but with the Dow still in the 8,000s.
- Krugman Wins Nobel for Economics: US Economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has won this year's Nobel Prize for Economics. He won for his analysis of trade patterns and new theories that answer questions on free trade and globalization.
Front Page: Nobel Peace Prize Awarded, Dow Falls Below 8,000 at Opening, NATO to Attack Opium Labs
- Nobel Peace Prize Awarded: The 2008 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded this morning to former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari. Chosen from a group of 197 people for his decades of cautious diplomatic work, the Nobel committee says he was picked, “for his important efforts in several continents and over three decades to resolve international conflicts," specifically his work to end South African domination in Namibia.
- Dow Falls Below 8,000 at Opening: Moments after the opening bell this morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell below 8,000 amid news that the global markets are in a selloff. European markets fell more than 10 percent at opening and shares in Asia continued to decline amid fears of a huge global recession.
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Front Page: Unemployment Might Create a Lost Generation
- The job crisis is hitting young people just out of college especially hard, which could have a long-term negative impact on an entire generation. — Business Week
- American Elinor Ostrom has become the first woman to win the Nobel prize for economics. — BBC News
- Iraq's National Theater has opened again for the first time in six years, as nightlife begins to return to Baghdad.
Say What? RNC Has a Kanye Moment
"Michael Steele had a Kanye West moment coming out there and saying Beyonce should have gotten the award. He shouldn't have done that."
— Conservative pundit Pat Buchanan said yesterday that RNC chair Michael Steele had a Kanye West moment when he came out early against President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize.
Not Evil Just Wrong — New Film to Take on Al Gore
The new documentary Not Evil Just Wrong challenges so-called "global warming hysteria." The Irish filmmakers behind the project believe the effort to save the planet only hurts the poor, and they hope the film will discredit "alarmists" like Al Gore.
The film presents some alleged inconvenient truths that counter Al Gore.
Briefing Book! McCain Advisers Split on Rev. Wright Attacks
- Race: Should he go there? McCain advisers divided over Wright attack, because it could come off as desperate or racist. —Politico
- Economy: Again with the trickle down!?!
Majority of Students Drop Out of One LA High School
LA's Jefferson Senior High School, which boasts Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ralph Bunche as an alum, also has the nation's second highest drop-out rate. Six in 10 students at Jefferson drop out. A perfect storm of factors unfriendly to education makes Jefferson a problem school.
Al Gore Is the New Spring!
The next time some dumb bunny chirps, "Spring has sprung!" at you, feel free to tell her this: Al Gore is the new Spring. How?
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