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Nobel Prize Winner Elizabeth Blackburn Was An Outspoken Opponent Of Bush’s Politicization Of Science
Nobel Prize Winner Elizabeth Blackburn Was An Outspoken Opponent Of Bush’s Politicization Of Science
Yesterday, three American scientists — Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider, and Jack Szostak — were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their contributions to the study of cell biology in a way that positively impacts our understanding of cancer and aging. One of ...
The Nobel Peace Prize 2009
The Nobel Peace Prize 2009
nobelprize.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 ... (more) The Nobel Peace Prize 2009
What Obama Should Do With His Nobel Peace Prize
slate.com — Turn it down! Politely decline. Say he's honored but 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 ... (more) What Obama Should Do With His Nobel Peace Prize
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Political Animal — ... Division. The final vote was 72 to 22. * A new Gallup poll shows support for health care reform improving , thanks to diminished opposition. * CNN ran into scandal-plagued Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) on the Hill today. He insists he didn't do anything wrong. * And then there were five: Apple walks away from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its opposition to combating global warming. * I wonder what Axelrod and Ailes talked about. * I've always liked Elizabeth Blackburn , and was glad to see her get a Nobel Prize this morning. * Steve M. ...

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Medical researcher who exposed the Bush misadministration's misuse of science for political ends is awarded Noble prize for Delayed but So So Sweet Justice. Elizabeth Blackburn, former Bush critic, is one of the three American winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Medicine. From 2001 to 2004 ...