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With Dad a world leader and Nobel Prize winner, Malia and Sasha Obama surely could have been first in line when vaccinations began for swine flu. They weren't, the White House says. But that hasn't stopped complaints that President Barack Obama's daughters got preferential treatment.
Elinor Ostrom says it's an honor to be the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics — and she promises she won't be the last.
One scholar studies how best to manage resources like forests, fisheries and oilfields. A fellow American looks at why some companies grow so large. Together they're winners of this year's Nobel Prize in economics for groundbreaking work that could affect efforts to prevent another global financial crisis.
Date and time for announcement of the remaining 2009 Nobel Prize:
Why did President Barack Obama win the Nobel Prize? Does it have something to do with Afghanistan? Is the Nobel meant to reward accomplishments, or encourage future actions? What will the president do with the big cash prize?
— 1978: egyptian president anwar al-sadat and israeli prime minister menachem begin for middle east peace efforts, specifically the camp david peace accords signed on sept. Nobel Prize founder Alfred Nobel left vague instructions on how to select winners of the peace prize, but the committee typically selects candidates who have been involved in peace or democracy work for many years.
Herta Mueller is the 10th German to win the Nobel Prize in literature. Here is a list of German writers who have received the award.
A partial list of books by Herta Mueller, winner Thursday of the 2009 Nobel Prize for literature:
Excerpts from the Swedish Academy's citation awarding the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature to Herta Mueller of Germany.
Winners of the Nobel Prize in literature since 1960:
Excerpts from the citation awarding the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome."
Two Americans and an Israeli won a Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for creating detailed blueprints of the protein-making machinery within cells, research that's being used to develop new antibiotics.
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:
Excerpts from the citation awarding the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics to Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Institute says Kao was honored for breakthroughs in fiber optics while Boyle and Smith were honored for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit.
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:
The next time you snap a digital photo and post it to Facebook, you can probably thank the three men who won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday.
Excerpts from the citation awarding the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine to awarded to Americans Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak. The Karolinska Institute says the trio was honored for research that has implications for cancer and aging research.
Three Americans won the Nobel prize in medicine on Monday for discovering how chromosomes protect themselves as cells divide, work that has inspired experimental cancer therapies and may offer insights into aging.
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:
Two Canadian scientists whose discovery of stem cells has paved the way for controversial research could be candidates for the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine, the winners of which will be announced Monday.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency says North Korea will send a delegation to the funeral of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung.
In a June 22 story about a South Dakota underground science lab, The Associated Press reported erroneously that John Bahcall won a share of the 2002 Nobel Prize for physics for his solar neutrino work with Ray Davis Jr. Though Bahcall was a key collaborator in the neutrino experiment, it was Davis, Masatoshi Koshiba and Riccardo Giacconi who shared the 2002 physics prize.
Cuban exiles said Monday they were relieved the Supreme Court refused to review the convictions of five intelligence agents for the communist country, despite calls from Nobel Prize winners and international legal groups to consider the case.
Economist Clive W.J. Granger, who shared a Nobel Prize for work that changed how analysts look at financial data, has died in San Diego. He was 74.
Prize Winner PerversityHow would Jonathan Swift react to the inanities that for decades have issued from the minds and mouths of far too many recipients of a certain international prize for achievement in literature, economics, or peace? If the past truly is prologue, he would single out one of the tru …
Podcast: Elinor Ostrom Checks In - Planet Money Blog : NPROn today's Planet Money: This month, Indiana University professor Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win the Nobel prize for economics.
Explaining terrorism to a Nobel laureateThe world finally has a definitive answer to the age-old question about whether intelligence is the same thing as common sense. That answer, in case you've ever wondered, is a conclusive "no."
Norwegian Draws Fire over Nobel Choice Jagland is fingered as the major proponent of awarding the Peace Prize to Obama, a decision that only 43% of Norwegians support.
John Tantillo's Brand Winner... And Loser: Letterman and the Nobel PrizeJohn Tantillo applauds Letterman for apologizing in way consistent with his personal brand and also criticizes the Nobel Prize committee for their actions--while maintaining that Obama has handled the (undeserved) reward in the best way possible for his own personal political bra …
Friday's announcement that President Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize seemed to take everyone by surprise. Cynics scolded the Nobel Committee, claiming the freshman President has not done enough to earn the prize.
The demise of American exceptionalism Anne Geyer got it right when she points out the Peace Prize is given to someone who has done the most to promote peace in world in the last year.
Palestinians say hopes in Obama 'evaporated'"The Palestinian president's political party says all hopes in the Obama administration have "evaporated," accusing the White House of caving in to pressure from the pro-Israel lobby and backing off a demand to freeze Jewish settlement.
Nobel Prize: Obama was the perfect pick............Scandinavianally speaking.Pop quiz: What do Bertha von Suttner, Henri La Fontaine, Ludwig Quidde, Norman Angell, Arthur Henderson, Eisaku Sato, Alva Myrdal and Joseph Rotblat have in common? Answer: Barack Obama.
The Orwell Peace PrizeAn interesting discussion of Obama's surge in Afghanistan, his expansion of the War of Terror into Pakistan, and how that relates to the Orwellian decision to award him the Nobel Peace Prize.
Billions of dollars and a Nobel Prize later, it looks like 'microlending' doesn't actually do much to fight povertyIn the world of international aid, microcredit is a rock star. The practice of giving very poor people very small loans to start very small businesses has been hailed as one of the very few unambiguous success stories in the long, frustrating fight against Third World poverty.
It's a 12-day miracle! Praise Obama and pass the Hopium -- chicagotribune.comIsn't it great that President Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize? He'd been in office only 12 days when the Nobel nominations were due. That's a mere 288 hours for Obama to have been credentialed as President Peace.
2 Americans Share Economics NobelIn a departure from prevailing economic theory, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science was awarded Monday to two social scientists for their work in demonstrating that business people, including competitors, often develop implicit relationships that supplement and resolve p …
Obama fails to win Nobel prize in economics. By Tom Bemis, MarketWatch. Oct. 12, 2009, 8:47 a.m. EDTLONDON (MarketWatch) -- In a decision as shocking as Friday's surprise peace prize win, President Obama failed to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Monday.
First woman wins economics NobelElinor Ostrom has become the first woman to win the Nobel prize for economics since it began in 1968. Ms Ostrom won the prize with fellow American Oliver Williamson for their separate work in economic governance.
Obama, man of peace? No, just a Nobel prize of a mistakeThe US president received an award in the faint hope that he will succeed in the future. That's how desperate the Middle East situation has become
I live daily with it. Somedays, I am so tired from work, I don't even want to hear it. I have one child who will act like Iran, and the other being USA.
Obama's Nobel: 'Well Deserved' - George's Bottom LineIt took me by surprise, But so did Nixon's win!
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE SKIT October 10, 2009 LINK REMINDER Medicine is the keystone in the arch of socialism. Vladimir Lenon Medicine heals doubts and as well as diseases. Marx
Chip Reid Concern Trolls WH Briefing on Obama's Nobel Prize; Worries That Prize Is "Partisan" and "Liberal"excerpt: "" When news came that Obama had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, I looked at my husband and said, "just watch, the wingnuts will lose it over this." And sure enough, I was right.
Let's take all of these rabbit trails, and sum them all up.. and be done with it.. ok?
Top US writer Dr Paul Craig Roberts re Obama Nobel: "Warmonger Wins Peace Prize" Top US writer Dr Paul Craig Roberts: "It took 25 years longer than George Orwell thought for the slogans of 1984 to become reality. "War is Peace," "Freedom is Slavery," "Ignorance is Strength." I would add, "Lie is Truth"".
Awarded the Nobel Prize for 'Hope For The Future'White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama woke up to the news a little before 6am ET. "The president was humbled to be selected by the committee," Gibbs said. He should be humbled.
Over the past 14 months we have bought or financed a car a house couch, new carpet for the living room, a water heater, a stove, and now a furnace. Now I say we have done more to resurrect this economy (or that of China) than a lot of people.
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