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Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize to mixed reviews. In Surprise, Nobel Peace Prize to Obama for Diplomacy - NYTimes. La déclaration du comité Nobel. Barack Obama Prix Nobel de la paix. List of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - Wikipedia, the free encycl. The Norwegian Nobel Institute (its headquarters are shown above) assists the Norwegian Nobel Committee in selecting recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize and in organising the annual award in Oslo.

List of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - Wikipedia, the free encycl

The prize is considered the most controversial of the Nobel Prizes with several of the selections having been criticised.[7][8] Despite having been nominated five times, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi never won the Prize. Following his assassination in 1948, the committee considered awarding it to him posthumously but decided against it and instead withheld the Prize that year with the explanation that "there was no suitable living candidate.

Laureates[edit] As of 2013, the Peace Prize has been awarded to 101 individuals and 22 organizations. See also[edit] Notes[edit] A Elihu Root, Austen Chamberlain, Charles G. B Carl von Ossietzky's Prize was awarded in absentia because he was refused a passport by the government of Germany.[112] C Dag Hammarskjöld's Prize was awarded posthumously. References[edit] All Nobel Peace Prize Laureates. The Nobel Peace Prize 2002 Jimmy Carter "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development" The Nobel Peace Prize 2000 Kim Dae-jung "for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea in particular"

All Nobel Peace Prize Laureates

Et si Obama refusait le prix? Le prix Nobel de la paix est attribué à Barack Obama, président en exercice des Etats-Unis, pour «ses efforts extraordinaires pour renforcer la diplomatie internationale et la coopération entre les peuples.»

Et si Obama refusait le prix?

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World Reaction to a Nobel Surprise - The Lede Blog

Inspired or wishful thinking? Too political or utterly appropriate? Around the world, there was no shortage of opinions about the surprise announcement. Sentiments ranged from enthusiasm to indignation. Lech Walesa, the 1983 peace prize winner and Poland’s president from 1990 to 1995, seemed to sum up the basic thrust of many commenters, both here on the Times Web site and elsewhere, saying to reporters in Warsaw: “Who, Obama? The White House - Streaming Video - President Obama makes a Stat. Barack Obama, prix Nobel de la paix 2009  : « Je ne pense pas le. Superman reçoit le Nobel de la Paix - American Rhapsody. Oui, je sais, tout le monde est au courant.

Superman reçoit le Nobel de la Paix - American Rhapsody

N'empêche que ce matin j'ai d'abord cru à un canular. Irène Delse » Nobel? Si! Le blog de Bruno Frappat: Nobel. Le prix Nobel de la paix comme feuille de route, plutôt que comme récompense. C'est le sens de l'attribution de cette distinction au président des Etats-Unis. L'initiative est sympathique et redoutable. Sympathique parce que, décidément, il est difficile de trouver antipathique le président américain. Redoutable, car elle lui crée des devoirs: oeuvrer dans le sens de la paix, par définition, durant le reste de son (ou ses) mandat(s).

Il y a dix mois seulement qu'il est en place. EricMainville: trouve logique et évident,... BlogTalk: Perceptions of Obama’s Prize - The Caucus Blog - NYTim. Stephen Crowley/The New York TimesPresident Obama reacted to receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in the White House Rose Garden on Friday morning.

BlogTalk: Perceptions of Obama’s Prize - The Caucus Blog - NYTim

Reaction to President Obama’s winning of the Nobel Peace Prize has been spinning out so fast, it well, made our heads spin. Twitter’s been wild all morning; John Dickerson of Slate predicted early that “Twitter is a joke flusher. All the Nobel prize jokes will be fully distributed by 9 a.m.” While conservatives rather predictably expressed disbelief and disparaged the prize and the president, there also are many Democrats and those on the left who were scratching their heads early this morning. Nearly all agree it’s a rather stunning award for someone who hasn’t been in the presidency even a year, coupled with two wars, an economic downslide, the Iranian threat as well as the intractable Mideast problems. That certainly captured the right’s outrage. Mr. The White House - Blog Post - Building a World that "Gives Life. In reacting to the news this morning that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize, the President struck a note of humility and recognized that the award was a nod to a vision of what is to come: THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.

The White House - Blog Post - Building a World that "Gives Life

Well, this is not how I expected to wake up this morning. After I received the news, Malia walked in and said, "Daddy, you won the Nobel Peace Prize, and it is Bo's birthday! " And then Sasha added, "Plus, we have a three-day weekend coming up. " So it's good to have kids to keep things in perspective.

Bad Attitudes: Nobel Peace Prize Talking Points. October 09, 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Talking Points From Agence France Presse: OSLO – US President Barack Obama sensationally won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday less than a year after he took office with the jury hailing his “extraordinary” diplomatic efforts on the international stage.

Bad Attitudes: Nobel Peace Prize Talking Points

Obama was honoured “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjoern Jagland said. The committee attached “special importance to Obama’s vision and work for a world without nuclear weapons” and said he had created “a new climate in international politics.” Astonishing stuff. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. A peek under the hood as the Times considers Obama's Nobel Prize. The Times editorial board meets three times a week to discuss what we're going to say in our editorials, but sometimes news breaks between meetings and we scramble to reach a consensus through e-mail.

A peek under the hood as the Times considers Obama's Nobel Prize

The announcement that President Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize is a case in point. To give you an idea how ideas germinate within the Opinion Manufacturing Division, here's a transcript of that electronic discussion (with the spelling cleaned up a bit). Please note that this is just the starting point for an editorial -- the off-the-top thoughts that present the writer with angles to pursue and questions to answer. In other words, don't confuse this banter with the reporting editorial writers put into their pieces. Michael McGough, our Washington-based senior editorial writer, started the conversation at 6:57 a.m. Marjorie Miller, who writes about foreign policy (and Winnie the Pooh sequels), punched out a retort on her Blackberry as she got out of the gym: Yes. I'd like a piece. Barack Obama, Prix Nobel de la paix : les raisons d'un choix - L. Le Nobel d'Obama, c'est eux.

Le traité d’Obama - Big Picture - Blog LeMonde.fr.