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2:55 PM ET, October 10, 2009

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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?.... Yesterday's White House press briefing was pretty lively, with, as one might imagine, plenty of questions about the Nobel Peace Prize.  CBS News' Chip Reid's interests stood out, but not in a good way.  (via BarbinMD)  —  Reid said, “I mean …
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
For Presidency in Search of Success, Nobel Adds a Twist  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama is given to big events at big moments, replete with stirring speeches, lofty backdrops and stadium-size crowds.  —  But when Mr. Obama walked into the Rose Garden on Friday morning …
Spectator:
Some facts appear to be more sacred than others at the Guardian  —  Here is a little quiz.  The Guardian has posted up a list here of everyone who has won the Nobel Peace Prize since its inception.  —  Q: Which three names are omitted from the Guardian list ( even though they do appear …
Fox News:
State Department Lauds Obama's Nobel Peace Prize by Making Jab at Bush  —  In a clear dig at former president George W. Bush, the State Department lauded President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize award by saying it's better for the U.S. to have “accolades tossed its way, rather than shoes.”  —  FOXNews.com
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
Reactions Similar Only in Their Intensity  —  The new winner of the Nobel Peace Prize walked out of his house just after 11 a.m., dressed handsomely in a dark suit and a classic blue tie.  He descended a marble staircase into a manicured garden, flowers in full bloom, and stepped up to a podium on a perfect autumn day.
Michael C. Moynihan / Hit & Run:
Praise Our Nobel Laureate, You Churlish Anti-American  —  Listening to NPR's truly awful coverage of the Norwegian Nobel Committee's truly awful decision to give President Obama the Peace Prize, I heard this segment, in which Morning Edition hosts Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep …
Washington Post:
President Obama wins the Nobel Prize for Peace  but that's not his fault.
Totus / Barack Obama's Teleprompter's Blog:
That's Nobel-Prize Winning Teleprompter to You ...
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Jim Demint / Wall Street Journal:
What I Heard in Honduras  —  Our ambassador is the only person I met there who thinks there was a ‘coup.’ Let's release the State Department legal analysis.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  Tegucigalpa  —  In the last three months, much has been made of a supposed military “coup” …
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Michelle Marsh / CBSAtlanta.com:
Restaurant Sign Attacking Obama Sparks Race Debate  —  Restaurant Owner Opposes Obama Healthcare Plan  —  TEMPLE, Ga. — When you walk into the Georgia Peach Oyster Bar in Paulding County, you feel like you've walked into a different era.  —  Behind the pool tables stands a mannequin …
Paul Hudson / BBC:
Hot and cold  —  This headline may come as a bit of a surprise, so too might that fact that the warmest year recorded globally was not in 2008 or 2007, but in 1998.  —  But it is true.  For the last 11 years we have not observed any increase in global temperatures.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
As Republicans Predict a 2010 Surge, Democrats Dig In  —  WASHINGTON — Some House Republicans are boasting about their chances of regaining control of the House in 2010 and relegating Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to minority status for the second half of President Obama's term.
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Donald Douglas / American Power:
Taliban Escalate Siege of Pakistan: Militants Hit Army HQ; 10 Die in Brazen Attack on Military's Nerve Center!  —  Well, this an unwelcomed update to my entry last night, “As Obama Dawdles, Taliban Mount Terrorist Offensive Across South Asia.”  —  The Taliban continued their siege …
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Dow Jones Newswires:
China Yuan Ends Up;FX Interventions In Asia Cap Gains  —  USD/CNY Central Parity 6.8270 6.8290  —  USD/CNY OTC 0930 GMT 6.8256 -0.02% 6.8263  —  High 6.8275 +0.01% Low 6.8252 -0.03%  —  SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)—China's yuan ended slightly higher …
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Gateway Pundit:
Charles Krauthammer: Liberal Ascendancy Has Set Us On a Course for Decline (Video)  —  “The new liberalism is rooted in the conviction that America is so intrinsically flawed, so inherently and congenitally sinful that it cannot be trusted with, and does not merit, the possession of overarching world power.”
 
 
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