memeorandum: Can He Save the Planet and Win the Presidency? (The Washington Post/The Trail)

9:30 AM ET, October 12, 2007

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Gore, U.N. body win Nobel Peace Prize — OSLO, Norway - Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and lay the foundations for counteracting it.

Mike Allen / The Politico:

Gore Nobel boosts talk of White House run — Vice President Al Gore was named joint winner of Nobel Peace Prize Friday for his environmental activism, likely increasing pressure from his supporters to enter the race for the White House. — Sources say Gore will resist entreaties to run …

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Washington Post:

Gore, U.N. Body Win Nobel Peace Prize — Former Vice President Al Gore Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today, along with a United Nations panel that monitors climate change, for their work educating the world about global warming and advocating for political action to control it.

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Power Line, Stuck On Stupid, Redstate, Media Blog, michellemalkin.com and The Hill

Walter Gibbs / New York Times:

Gore and U.N. Panel Win Peace Prize — The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded today to Al Gore, the former American vice president, and to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for their work to alert the world to the threat of global warming.

Discussion: Associated Press, The Newshoggers, Los Angeles Times, Hot Air, TIME, Wonkette and Publius Pundit

Nobelprize.org:

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 — The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge …

Discussion: Al's Journal, Think Progress, Right Wing News, Daily Kos, On Deadline and Gateway Pundit

CNN:

Al Gore, climate panel win Nobel Peace Prize — (CNN) — Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their work to raise awareness about global warming. — Gore said he was "deeply honored," adding that …

Discussion: The Sundries Shack and Shakespeare's Sister

Eric Pooley / Time:

Gore Wins the Nobel. But Will He Run? — For the past year, Al Gore has gone about his considerable business without showing much interest in running for president. While picking up an Oscar and an Emmy, publishing a very smart book and playing host at a global concert for the planet, he's never done more than tease the idea.

Discussion: The Hill, The Caucus and The Carpetbagger Report

Damian Thompson / Telegraph:

What has Al Gore done for world peace? — Today we will learn whether Al Gore has won the Nobel peace prize. As someone who cares passionately about climate change, I'll be saying a little prayer. That he doesn't win, of course. — The former US Vice-President has already taken …

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Bill Neikirk / The Swamp:
Al Gore wins the Nobel, campaign draft calling

Discussion: Dumb Ox Daily News

The Washington Post / The Trail:
Can He Save the Planet and Win the Presidency?

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Keith Olbermann / MSNBC:

Up close and personal with Sen. Hillary Clinton — The Democratic presidential candidate talks about top political headlines — TRANSCRIPT — "Countdown" host Keith Olbermann spoke to presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, about her name being mentioned consistently …

Discussion: Firedoglake and Los Angeles Times

Garance Franke-Ruta / American Prospect:
NOT VOTING IS NOT THE SAME AS VOTING NO. — I read this Noam …

Discussion: Matt Zeitlin, Taylor Marsh, Washington Monthly, TPMCafe blogs, The Democratic Daily and The Huffington Post

Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
HAS HILLARY LET OBAMA BACK INTO THE RACE?:

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, The Politico, The Trail, Boston Globe and MSNBC

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Sliming Graeme Frost — Two weeks ago, the Democratic response to President Bush's weekly radio address was delivered by a 12-year-old, Graeme Frost. Graeme, who along with his sister received severe brain injuries in a 2004 car crash and continues to need physical therapy …

Discussion: State of the Day, The American Street and Editor and Publisher

Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:

Relations Sour Between Shiites and Iraq Militia — In a number of Shiite neighborhoods across Baghdad, residents are beginning to turn away from the Mahdi Army, the Shiite militia they once saw as their only protector against Sunni militants. Now they resent it as a band of street thugs without ideology.

Discussion: Redstate, The Van Der Galiën Gazette, Hot Air and PrairiePundit

Steven R. Hurst / Associated Press:
9 children killed in U.S. raid in Iraq

Discussion: The Reaction, Jules Crittenden, All Spin Zone and Shakespeare's Sister

New York Times:

Watchdog of C.I.A. Is Subject Of C.I.A. Inquiry — The director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Gen. Michael V. Hayden, has ordered an unusual internal inquiry into the work of the agency's inspector general, whose aggressive investigations of the C.I.A.'s detention and interrogation programs …

Discussion: The Swamp, Chuck Adkins, Empire Burlesque, Los Angeles Times, CANNONFIRE, The Atlantic Online and Prairie Weather

Washington Post:

Va. Poll Gives Mark Warner Wide Lead in Senate Race — Former Virginia governor Mark R. Warner holds a 30-point lead over his two potential Republican rivals in next year's U.S. Senate race, boosting Democrats' chances of expanding their congressional majority and highlighting the party's ascendancy …

Discussion: MyDD and TIME

David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:

Liberal Base Proves Trying to Democrats — Of the three most recognizable Barneys in America, one is a singing purple dinosaur, another is a prehistoric cartoon character and the third is a gay congressman from Massachusetts. — Representative Barney Frank, the Massachusetts Democrat …

Discussion: LiberalOasis, PoliPundit.com, Connecting.the.Dots and protein wisdom

Julian Borger / Guardian:

China joins UN censure of Burma — China turned against the Burmese government last night and supported a UN security council statement rebuking the military regime for its suppression of peaceful protests, and demanding the release of all political prisoners.

Discussion: FP Passport

Rosalind Russell / The Independent:
Only now, the full horror of Burmese junta's repression of monks emerges

Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Daimnation!

Sabrina Eaton / OPENERS:

Regula confirms: he's retiring — Longtime congressman Ralph Regula, whose years and power on the House Appropriations Committee made him a major player for northeast Ohio, confirmed to The Plain Dealer that he will not run for re-election next year. — More coverage

Discussion: Swing State Project and MyDD

CNN Political Ticker:
Sources: Another Republican to retire

Discussion: DownWithTyranny!

John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Regula to step down Friday, insiders say

Discussion: New York Times

Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:

A December Primary in New Hampshire? It's His Call. — Secretary of State Alone Will Decide, but He's Not Saying — CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire primary, crowded by other wannabe primaries and caucuses, may be shifted from January to an unprecedented date in early December.

Discussion: The Newshoggers