memeorandum: Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize (The Politico)

9:05 AM ET, October 9, 2009

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Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize — OSLO — In a stunning surprise, the Nobel Committee announced Friday that it had awarded its annual peace prize to President Obama “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”

nobelpeaceprize.org:

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 — The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. The Committee has attached special importance …

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Reuters:

Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize — OSLO (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for giving the world “hope for a better future” with his work for peace and calls to reduce the global stockpile of nuclear weapons. — The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised Obama for …

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BBC:

Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize — US President Barack Obama has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. — The Nobel Committee said he won it for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples”. — The committee highlighted …

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Washington Post:

President Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize — President Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for his work to improve international diplomacy and rid the world of nuclear weapons — a stunning decision to celebrate a figure virtually unknown in the world before he launched his presidential campaign nearly three years ago.

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Associated Press:

President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize — OSLO (AP) - President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach …

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Mickey Kaus / Kausfiles:

What Obama Should Do With His Nobel Peace Prize — Turn it down! Say he hasn't had the time yet to accomplish what he wants to accomplish. Result: He gets at least the same amount of glory—and helps solve his narcissism problem and his Fred Armisen ('What's he done?') problem …

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Michael Binyon / Times of London:

Comment: absurd decision on Obama makes a mockery of the Nobel peace prize — The award of this year's Nobel peace prize to President Obama will be met with widespread incredulity, consternation in many capitals and probably deep embarrassment by the President himself.

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CNN:

Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize — (CNN) — President Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. — The first African-American to win the White House, Obama was praised by the Norweigan Nobel Committee for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”

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The Politico:

Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize — Barely nine months into office, President Barack Obama has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - with the committee citing Obama's “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy” and his support for nuclear arms reduction.

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Scott / Power Line: A peace prize for hope

Dan / Riehl World View:
BBC Call: NO FREAKIN' WAY!: Obama Wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

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Michael Russnow / The Huffington Post:
Barack Obama, Nobel Peace Laureate: Whatever Happened to Awarding …

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Washington Post:

Afghanistan Commander McChrystal's Washington Trip Delayed — The White House has told the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan to delay a planned trip here Friday to brief President Obama and his senior advisers on his recommendation for a major troop increase.

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Tim Reid / Times of London:
Barack Obama: Taleban can be involved in Afghanistan future

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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Emerging Strategy Calls for Weakening, Not Routing, Taliban

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Michelle Malkin:

Do the Watusi: Art, imitation, and the Obamas — Yesterday, we chuckled over the indecision-themed “word art” that the Obamas chose to hang in the White House. — Today, a Free Republic poster notices another of the Obamas' curious art choices: “Watusi (Hard Edge),” by Alma Thomas …

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Beelzebubba / freerepublic.com:
NYT Touts White House Artworks, Misses Obvious Copy, Apparent Fraud …

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Brian C. Ledbetter / Snapped Shot:
Fraudulent Art in the White House?

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Michael Scherer / Time:
Calling 'Em Out: The White House Takes on the Press

John / Power Line:

Fair and Decent? — Scott Rasmussen periodically polls Americans on whether their country is “generally fair and decent,” as opposed to “basically unfair and discriminatory.” The former view, of course, tends to predominant, but the latest results are rather sad: … Note where the change has come:

Washington Post:

McDonnell Races Even Further Ahead of Deeds in Va. — Poll Finds Voters Are Looking at Stands On Issues, Tone of Ads in Governor's Race — Republican Robert F. McDonnell has taken a commanding lead over R. Creigh Deeds in the race for governor of Virginia as momentum the Democrat had built …

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Washington Post:
Poll May Point to Democrats' Worries Beyond Old Dominion

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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:

Opt Me Out of Public Option Purism — Some of the usual suspects are out this morning with criticism of Tom Carper's compromise proposal to insert a robust public option into the Democrats' health care bill, but allow states to opt out of it by legislative or popular action.

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The Huffington Post:
Dean: If I Were A Senator I'd Vote For Opt-Out Public Option

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Jason Rosenbaum / Firedoglake:
BREAKING: 30 Senate Democrats Stand Up for a Public Option

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Kent Garber / US News:
Dean: Public Option Will Hurt Democrats in 2010 Elections

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Jeffrey Young / The Hill:
Harkin: Health bill will have public option

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Ceci Connolly / Washington Post:
Health Industry Concerned About Reform Measures

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Telegraph:

Barack Obama adviser says Sharia Law is misunderstood — President Barack Obama's adviser on Muslim affairs, Dalia Mogahed, has provoked controversy by appearing on a British television show hosted by a member of an extremist group to talk about Sharia Law.

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Victor Parkins / Knoxville News-Sentinel:

No DNA match for sperm found on Channon Christian's underwear — Test shows sperm does not match any suspect in torture-slaying death, or boyfriend Chris Newsom. — SEVIERVILLE — Former President George W. Bush addressed a capacity crowd Wednesday night at the Wilderness Resort and Convention Center in Sevierville.

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Chris Ariens / TVNewser:

Rep. Michele Bachmann Says MSNBC Hosts Are ‘Stalkers,’ One of them Responds — On “The O'Reilly Factor” last night, Minnesota GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann talked about having “personal stalkers” eluding to certain, though unnamed, MSNBC anchors. — O'Reilly: “Does it bother you that NBC News …

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