memeorandum: Income-Inequality Gap Widens (Greg Ip/Wall Street Journal)

2:50 PM 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.

CNN Political Ticker:

Source: Gore thinks Clinton unstoppable — WASHINGTON (CNN) — A source involved in Gore's past political runs told CNN that he definitely has the ambition to use the peace prize as a springboard to run for president. — But he will not run, because he won't take on the political machine assembled …

Discussion: Pajamas Media and New York Magazine

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 …

Discussion: New York Post, Cold Fury, PrairiePundit and JammieWearingFool

Mike Allen / The Politico:

Gore's Nobel boosts talk of White House run — Former Vice President Al Gore Jr. was named joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his environmental activism, likely increasing pressure from his supporters for him to enter the Democratic race for the White House.

Discussion: The Swamp, Dr. Sanity, National Review, FP Passport, the talking dog and Politics

The Big Trunk / Power Line:

CHANGING THE CLIMATE, ONE WINNER AT A TIME — When did the Nobel Peace Prize go off the tracks? Today's award to Al Gore and the IPCC "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed …

Discussion: Washington Post, Melanie Phillips's Diary and Bookworm Room

EUX.TV, the Europe channel:

Czech president Vaclav Klaus: "surprised" at Nobel prize for Gore — Prague (dpa) - Czech President Vaclav Klaus, a rare vocal global- warming sceptic among heads of state, is "somewhat surprised" that former US vice president Al Gore received the Nobel Peace Prize, the president's spokesman Petr Hajek said in a statement.

Discussion: VodkaPundit and The Radio Equalizer

Al Gore / Al's Journal:
I am deeply honored

Discussion: Facing South, The Washington Note, Telegraph and Firedoglake

Nobelprize.org:
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2007

Discussion: Time, San Francisco Chronicle, ABC News, Considerettes, ABCNEWS, Blogometer, Right Wing News, Comments from Left Field and Daily Kos

Walter Gibbs / New York Times:
Gore and U.N. Panel Win Peace Prize

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Washington Post:
Gore, U.N. Body Win Nobel Peace Prize

Discussion: Liberal Values, Captain's Quarters, Open Left, Taylor Marsh, Argghhh!, Salon and My Left Wing

Michelle Malkin: White House praises Gore for Nobel Peace Prize

Michelle Malkin:

Question for grown-ups: Who deserves government-subsidized health insurance? — This question is for grown-ups only: Who deserves government-subsidized health insurance? — What if I told you I drove these three cars (photos are showroom models): — A Volvo SUV... A GMC Suburban...

Discussion: The Corner, Riehl World View and The Carpetbagger Report

Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Sliming Graeme Frost

Discussion: protein wisdom, D-Day, Sister Toldjah, The Carpetbagger Report, Think Progress, The Mahablog, Washington Post, Salon, PrairiePundit, WorkingForChange and TIME: Swampland

Greg Miller / Los Angeles Times:

CIA investigates conduct of its inspector general — The internal inquiry is prompted by senior agency officials who say they were criticized unfairly in the watchdog's reports on secret overseas prisons. — WASHINGTON — CIA Director Michael V. Hayden has mounted a highly unusual challenge …

Discussion: TIME: Swampland, Macsmind, Cliff Schecter and At-Largely

New York Times:
Watchdog of C.I.A. Is Subject of C.I.A. Inquiry

Discussion: Firedoglake, Think Progress, The Swamp, The Moderate Voice, The Strata-Sphere and Empire Burlesque

Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
Today's Must Read

Discussion: The Newshoggers

Greg Ip / Wall Street Journal:

Income-Inequality Gap Widens — Boom in Financial Markets — Parallels Rise in Share — For Wealthiest Americans — The richest Americans' share of national income has hit a postwar record, surpassing the highs reached in the 1990s bull market, and underlining the divergence …

Discussion: culturekitchen, Matt Zeitlin, Ezra Klein, TaxProf Blog, The Carpetbagger Report, CBS News and The Van Der Galiën Gazette

The Atlantic Online:
Who Cares Why? — Related to the inequality post below …

Discussion: Cato-at-liberty

Scott Horton / Harper's:

WaPo's Continuing Editorial Slide — I am a compulsive reader of the New Yorker and of the magazine's deep ranks of talent, there are few more gifted writers and editors than Rick Hertzberg. In a recent interview in Radar, Hertzberg offers some surprising perspectives.

Discussion: The Washington Note and Salon

Greg B. Smith / NY Daily News:

Prosecutors expected to file charges against Bernard Kerik — Bernard Kerik's legal nightmare is about to get worse, with federal prosecutors expected to file charges against the former police commissioner that will likely include allegations of bribery, tax fraud and obstruction of justice, the Daily News has learned.

Discussion: MSNBC, Times of London, TalkLeft, Crooks and Liars, Wonkette, The Carpetbagger Report, Think Progress, race42008.com and Taylor Marsh

CNBC.com:

An Open Letter to the Ron Paul Faithful — Editor's Note: — Dear folks, — You guys are good. Real good. You are truly a force on World Wide Web and I tip my hat to you. — That's based on my first hand experience of your work regarding our CNBC Republican candidate debate.

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, The Van Der Galiën Gazette, JammieWearingFool and Weasel Zippers

Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:

The Great Navigator — Bill Clinton's greatest domestic achievement, aside from abolishing welfare, was free trade. The crown jewel was the North American Free Trade Agreement. He got that through Congress over sustained union opposition in 1993. Monday, Sen. Hillary Clinton proposed …

Discussion: Horses Mouth and democracyarsenal.org

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

On Gore — First, before any other yapping and commentary, a big congratulations to Al Gore. — There are several layers of irony and poetic justice wrapped into this honor. The first is that the greatest step for world peace would simply have been for Gore not to have had the presidency stolen from him in November 2000.

Lorie Byrd / Townhall.com:

How to Lose in 2008 and Beyond — Everyone seems to have an idea about why the GOP did so poorly in the 2006 elections and appears on track to have a pretty tough go of it ahead in 2008. — The Democrats think the GOP lost because George Bush is an extreme right wing religious fanatic …

Discussion: Democracy Project, The Strata-Sphere and Bookworm Room