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washingtonpost.com - 10/10/2009
Our Laureate: Neda of Iran
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IT'S AN ODD Nobel Peace Prize that almost makes you embarrassed for the honoree. In blessing President Obama, the Nobel Committee intended to boost what it called his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." A more suitable time for the prize ...
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washingtonpost.com - 10/12/2009
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washingtonpost.com - 10/11/2009
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Didn't Protect Me From Abuse in the Navy
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The Real Winner
PoliPundit.com — The WaPo editors think it should have been Neda: The Nobel Committee’s decision is especially puzzling given that a better alternative was readily apparent. This year, hundreds of thousands of ordinary people in Iran braved ferocious official violence to demand their right to vote and to speak freely. Dozens were killed, thousands imprisoned. One of those killed was a young woman named Neda Agha-Soltan; her shooting by thugs working for the Islamist theocracy, captured on video, moved the world. A posthumous award for Neda, as ...

Neda's Nobel
JustOneMinute — Neda's Nobel The WaPo argues that Obama's Nobel Not-Bush prize should have been delivered as a posthumous Peace Prize to Neda Agha-Soltan , who was killed during the protests in Iran. That settles it - I won't be watching Obama's Nobel acceptance speech unless I am assured that Kanye West is in the audience. Posted by Tom Maguire on October 10, 2009 | Permalink

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Washington Post Opinion Section Continues Its Reckless Indifference to the Truth
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 10/11/2009 — The Washington Post editorial page reacted to Barack Obama’s Nobel Prize win by suggesting that the prize should have gone to the late Iranian protester Neda , arguing that “a posthumous award for Neda, as the avatar of a democratic ...
More on the Nobel — The Agitator
The Washington Post says Nobel Peace Prize should have gone to Neda, the slain Iranian protester. It’s a nice thought, save for the fact that the can’t be awarded posthumously . It occurred to me the other day that Kiva , the wonderful organization that facilitates web-based ...
Have a little respect — Balloon Juice
What really bothers me about the Hiatt/Sully Nobel for Neda campaign, beyond the fact that Nobel prizes cannot be awarded posthumously, is that it seems disrespectful of Neda’s humanity. This courageous young Iranian woman was a human being, who can no longer speak for herself. Sully and ...
Facts are for the little people — Balloon Juice
I was more disturbed by the tv news style sensationalism of suggesting Neda for the Nobel Prize, but, no, the prize cannot be awarded posthumously . Also. How hard would it have been for Fred Hiatt to l ook this up ?
Journalism at its finest — Daily Kos
From today's lead editorial in the Washington Post : Our Laureate: Neda of Iran President Obama has won the Nobel Prize for Peace -- but that's not his fault. ...The Nobel Committee's decision is especially puzzling given that a better alternative was readily apparent. This year, hundreds ...