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IAEA, ElBaradei win peace prize — OSLO, Norway (CNN) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog and its head, Mohamed ElBaradei, won the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their efforts to limit the spread of atomic weapons. — ElBaradei told a news conference it was "a shot in the arm" …
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Washington Post:
ElBaradei, IAEA Share Nobel Peace Prize — Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency, the nuclear watchdog agency he heads, won the 2005 Nobel Prize for Peace today. — The Norwegian Nobel Committee called ElBaradei "an unafraid advocate" for nuclear nonproliferation …
Jay Tea / Wizbang:
THE FAILURE OF A NOBEL EXPERIMENT — The International Atomic Energy Agency has to be one of the biggest jokes in the world today. Charged with enforcing the Non-Proliferation Treaty and shepherding research and development of nuclear power into peaceful paths, they have a stellar record of accomplishments.
Reuters:
ElBaradei: Peace Prize a "shot in the arm" — VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog head Mohamed ElBaradei said on Friday winning the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize would give him and his agency a much-needed "shot in the arm" as they tackle nuclear crises in Iran and North Korea.
Tom Hays / Associated Press:
Officials Shut Down Part of Penn Station — NEW YORK - Authorities closed part of Penn Station on Friday and commuters headed to work under the watchful eyes of police after a newly disclosed terror threat against the New York subway system. — Workers in hazardous material suits inspected …
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Robin Wright / Washington Post:
U.S. Obtains Treatise By Bin Laden Deputy — The United States has obtained a letter from Osama bin Laden's deputy to the leader of Iraq's insurgency that outlines a long-term strategic vision for a global jihad, with the next phase of the war to be taken into Egypt, Syria and Lebanon, according to U.S. officials.
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WorldNetDaily:
Oklahoma bombing search warrant sealed — Justice Department requests action in case of 'jihad' student's suicide — The warrant used to execute a search of Oklahoma University bomber Joel "Henry" Hinrichs III's apartment, where an undetermined amount of explosives were found …
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Associated Press:
Cops: Student Tried to Buy Bomb Ingredient — NORMAN, Okla. — A University of Oklahoma student tried to buy fertilizer of the type used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing two days before he committed suicide using explosives outside a packed football stadium.
BREITBART.COM:
White House denies Bush claimed divine inspiration — The White House has denied that US President George W. Bush said God told him to invade Iraq and Afghanistan, as a new BBC documentary is expected to reveal. — "That's absurd. He's never made such comments," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Thursday.
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R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
DeLay Meeting, RNC Actions Coincided — Financial Transactions Began on Day Texan Met With Fundraiser — Former House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) met for at least 30 minutes with the top fundraiser of his Texas political action committee on Oct. 2, 2002, the same …
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Opinions:
Withdraw This Nominee — When in 1962 Edward Moore Kennedy ran for his brother's seat in the Senate, his opponent famously said that if Kennedy's name had been Edward Moore, his candidacy would have been a joke. If Harriet Miers were not a crony of the president of the United States …
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
DeLay accuses Earle of taking corporate funds — Rep. Tom DeLay said District Attorney Ronnie Earle, who is prosecuting him for trying to involve corporate money in Texas politics, has taken such contributions himself. — "It's real interesting he has this crusade against corporate funds.
CBS News:
Poll: Bush Ratings Hit New Low — (CBS) This CBS News Poll finds an American public increasingly pessimistic about the economy, the war in Iraq, the overall direction of the country, and the President. Americans' outlook for the economy is the worst it has been in four years.
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Faith-Based Hypocrisy — Now we know: President Bush's supporters are prepared to be thoroughly hypocritical when it comes to religion. They'll play religion up or down, whichever helps them most in a political fight. — Shortly after Bush named John Roberts to the Supreme Court …
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Training the Iraqi Army - Revisited, Again — The issue of the number of "fully operational Iraqi Army units" has raised its ugly head yet again. The "news" that the number of "fully operational" Iraqi battalions dropped from three to one has created quite a stir in media and political circles …
Thomas B. Edsall / Washington Post:
Report Warns Democrats Not to Tilt Too Far Left — The liberals' hope that Democrats can win back the presidency by drawing sharp ideological contrasts and energizing the partisan base is a fantasy that could cripple the party's efforts to return to power, according to a new study by two prominent Democratic analysts.
Newt Gingrich / Baltimore Sun:
Conservatives can trust in Miers — WASHINGTON // Conservatives should feel confident with the selection of Harriet Miers to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court for a simple reason: George W. Bush selected her. — Much has been made in the press about conservative unhappiness …
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