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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?.... Yesterday's White House press briefing was pretty lively, with, as one might imagine, plenty of questions about the Nobel Peace Prize. CBS News' Chip Reid's interests stood out, but not in a good way. (via BarbinMD) — Reid said, “I mean …
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Michael C. Moynihan / Hit & Run:
Praise Our Nobel Laureate, You Churlish Anti-American — Listening to NPR's truly awful coverage of the Norwegian Nobel Committee's truly awful decision to give President Obama the Peace Prize, I heard this segment, in which Morning Edition hosts Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep …
Bob Kerrey / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Nobel and His Obligation to Afghanistan — When it comes to moral reputation, almost nothing matters more than keeping your word. — Printer — Friendly — In a wonderfully stunning decision, the Nobel Committee in Oslo awarded our president its Peace Prize.
Orange County Register:
Mark Steyn: Nobel tops ‘SNL’ for Obama joke — Gosh, it's been so long ago ... what “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy” did Obama make in the first 12 days? — Recommend — The most popular headline at the Real Clear Politics Web site the other day was: “Is Obama Becoming A Joke?”
Fox News:
State Department Lauds Obama's Nobel Peace Prize by Making Jab at Bush — In a clear dig at former president George W. Bush, the State Department lauded President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize award by saying it's better for the U.S. to have “accolades tossed its way, rather than shoes.” — FOXNews.com
Ron Radosh / Pajamas Media:The Nobel Digrace: But Who Will Write Obama's Acceptance Speech?
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Jim Demint / Wall Street Journal:
What I Heard in Honduras — Our ambassador is the only person I met there who thinks there was a ‘coup.’ Let's release the State Department legal analysis. — Printer — Friendly — Tegucigalpa — In the last three months, much has been made of a supposed military “coup” …
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Andy McCarthy / The Corner on National Review Online:
More Stonewalling from the Most Transparent Administration in History — By: Andy McCarthy — So much for the “unprecedented level of openness in Government” promised by our Nobel Laureate in Chief. While Attorney General Eric Holder continues stonewalling the Civil Rights Commission …
Michelle Marsh / CBSAtlanta.com:
Restaurant Sign Attacking Obama Sparks Race Debate — Restaurant Owner Opposes Obama Healthcare Plan — TEMPLE, Ga. — When you walk into the Georgia Peach Oyster Bar in Paulding County, you feel like you've walked into a different era. — Behind the pool tables stands a mannequin …
Paul Hudson / BBC:
Hot and cold — This headline may come as a bit of a surprise, so too might that fact that the warmest year recorded globally was not in 2008 or 2007, but in 1998. — But it is true. For the last 11 years we have not observed any increase in global temperatures.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
As Republicans Predict a 2010 Surge, Democrats Dig In — WASHINGTON — Some House Republicans are boasting about their chances of regaining control of the House in 2010 and relegating Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to minority status for the second half of President Obama's term.
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Spectator:
Some facts appear to be more sacred than others at the Guardian — Here is a little quiz. The Guardian has posted up a list here of everyone who has won the Nobel Peace Prize since its inception. — Q: Which three names are omitted from the Guardian list ( even though they do appear …
Andrew Miga / Associated Press:
Frank says D.C. gay rights march misses mark — WASHINGTON — Rep. Barney Frank, the first openly gay member of Congress, says he'd rather see gay rights supporters lobbying their elected officials than marching in Washington this weekend, calling the demonstration “a waste of time at best.”
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