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The funniest day I can remember in the last year -- actually, it was last year -- here on the site was during a McCain/Obama debate, when we started doing this joke: Obama = Paul Reiser McCain = Facehugger in...
David Sirota: Yes, You Can Oppose Obama's Nobel Prize, Be Progressive, Disagree with GOP - and ...
huffingtonpost.com — A very quick post on the Obama Nobel Prize award after spending the morning in the virtual... focus group known as talk radio in a major swing state. Some points we can - or at least should be able to - agree on: - President Obama's speeches on ... (more) David Sirota: Yes, You Can Oppose Obama's Nobel Prize, ...
Obama to give Nobel money to charity
thehill.com — President Obama will donate his Nobel prize money to charity, the White House announced today. Obama will... receive about $1.4 million along with the award. No word yet on what charity or charities will be on the receiving end. (more) Obama to give Nobel money to charity
The international politics behind Obama’s Nobel Peace prize
The international politics behind Obama’s Nobel Peace prize
features.csmonitor.com — STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN; and BOSTON -- The surprise decision to award President Barack Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace... Prize had much of the world scratching its head on Friday, even among the president's most ardent fans. Less than a year into office, the young ... (more) The international politics behind Obama’s Nobel Peace prize
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Nice Deb — ... Cartoon via Atlantic Council Decline Is A Choice is a great piece by Charles Krauthammer to sober you up in case you’re ready to take a break from the hilarity and hijinx that ensued as a result of Obama’s ridiculous win of the Nobel Peace Prize. Hillsdale College Professor Paul Rahe writes: Krauthammer’s point is simple and unassailable. There is, he argues, an intimate connection between the foreign policy being pursued by the Obama administration ...

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