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Doug Mellgren / Associated Press:
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.
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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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
CNN:
Al Gore's Nobel prize splits opinion — (CNN) — Former Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their work to raise awareness about global warming. — CNN.com asked readers to share their thoughts …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:Redeemer of all mankind crowned in Oslo; Update: "What has Al …
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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
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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...
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:Sliming Graeme Frost
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
The GOP's 20% Problem — How do candidates distance themselves from Bush without alienating his die-hards? — Fred Thompson gives "a very incoherent and not very concise stump speech," peaked months ago, and is the campaign's "biggest dud." Mitt Romney has "an authenticity problem"; he is "almost too mechanical about the issues."
Jim Wallis / Beliefnet:
Dinner with the Antichrist — Last evening I attended a reception and dinner in Washington for evangelical Christian leaders, which is not an unusual event here. But the topic and, especially, the main speaker would seem highly unusual to many. The event, called "A Global Leaders Forum …
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 …
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