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1 Front Page: Nobel Peace Prize Awarded, Dow Falls Below 8,000 at Opening, NATO to Attack Opium Labs
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2 Front Page: Global Markets Rally, Krugman Wins Nobel for Economics, Afghanistan Commander is Hopeful
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3 Front Page: Barack Obama Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
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5 Few, but Mighty, Women Have Won Nobel Peace Prize
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6 Three Women's Rights Activists Win Nobel Peace Prize
This year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to three women "for their nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work." Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman to be democratically elected president in Africa; Leymah Gbowee, who fought against the use of rape in Liberia's civil war; and Tawakkul Karman, a Read more
Today is International Human Rights Day, which also marks the date the Nobel Peace Prize is handed out. We all know that Barack Obama won the prize this year, but I thought it would be fun to look back at the women who have taken home the honor in the past. Take this quiz to find out what you know about the female Nobel Peace Prize laureates. Take the Quiz Read more
President Obama acknowledged the controversy when he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize today in Oslo, Norway. — CNN India's high maternal death rate can be cured. — Women's eNews Books that should never be made into movies. — BuzzSugar Sarah Palin supporters talk feminism. — The Sexist Pictures from vintage travel books. — T Read more
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 Read more
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. — BuzzSugar Looking for hidden Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
After watching An Inconvenient Truth, I started asking "What would Al Gore Do?" as I walked around my house turning out lights left on in empty rooms — or when my husband left the car idling. I guess the answer to that question would be, "He would win a Nobel Peace Prize! That is what Al Gore would do." FitSugar gives a big congratulations to Al Gore and the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Read more
This week started off with the nightmare ending for Amanda Knox, after her murder conviction was overturned and she was released from Italian prison. On Wednesday, the Duchess of Alba, 85, and her 61-year-old beau tied the knot after she gave up her fortune to prove their love was no money-grabbing gimmick. But sadly all of the news wasn't so happy this week; Steve Jobs lost his battle with Read more
Danger getting the axe on May 31, existing Sidekick owners need to move on by then — Switched Fake SNL products that were actually made — TheMarySue Best FAIL videos of the month — Urlesque How to host a hot video gaming party — Unplggd Facebook Like button morphs into a share button — Dvice Wikileaks, Internet nominated for Nobel Peace Prize — Cnet Read more
