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  • July 2008

    • Mandela Finally Removed From US Terror List

      CNN  |  Jul 2, 08 4:52 AM CDT

      Mandela Finally Removed From US Terror List

      (Newser) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela is finally being removed from US terrorism watch lists , CNN reports. The 90-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate was designated a terrorist because he battled against the old apartheid regime in South Africa. His name was never officially removed from the US lists until a new bill was signed into law yesterday by President Bush. More »

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      terrorism  • South Africa  • State Department  • John Kerry  • African National Congress  • Nelson Mandela  • Nobel Peace Prize  • apartheid

  • April 2008
  • February 2008

    • Spielberg Quits '08 Olympics Over Darfur

      BBC  |  Feb 12, 08 7:33 PM CST

      Spielberg Quits '08 Olympics Over Darfur

      (Newser) - Steven Spielberg stepped down today as a 2008 Beijing Olympics adviser over China’s links to the Darfur genocide, the BBC reports. “I find that my conscience will not allow me to continue business as usual,” the filmmaker said. China has been criticized for buying oil from the Sudan, selling it weapons, and supporting it at the UN while Khartoum has waged war in Darfur. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Sudan  • Steven Spielberg  • Crisis in Darfur  • Nobel Peace Prize

    • Rebel Soldier Shoots East Timor Prez

      BBC  |  Feb 10, 08 7:54 PM CST

      Rebel Soldier Shoots East Timor Prez

      (Newser) - A rebel soldier shot East Timor's president today in an attack on his home, the BBC reports. President Jose Ramos-Horta, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, underwent surgery at an Australian army hospital and is expected to live. The president’s guards shot and killed the assailant, Alfredo Reinado, who had vowed to use force against the government. More »

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      United Nations  • Australia  • Nobel Peace Prize  • East Timor  • Jose Ramos-Horta  • Alfredo Reinado  • Dili

  • December 2007

    • Kenya's Prez Appears Defeated

      New York Times  |  Dec 28, 07 9:57 AM CST

      Kenya's Prez Appears Defeated

      (Newser) - A populist challenger appears to be winning Kenya's presidential election, the New York Times reports. Raila Odinga, a businessman who promises to spread Kenya's growing wealth more equitably, has a 57%-40% lead over incumbent Mwai Kibaki in early results, while many in Kibaki's inner circle, including the vice president and 14 ministers, are losing their seats in parliament, Nairobi's Standard newspaper reports. More »

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      Africa  • election  • Kenya  • Mwai Kibaki  • Raila Odinga  • Nobel Peace Prize

    • Gore Blasts Climate Inaction in Nobel Speech

      Washington Post  |  Dec 10, 07 12:17 PM CST

      Gore Blasts Climate Inaction in Nobel Speech

      (Newser) - Al Gore collected his Nobel Peace Prize today in Oslo and blasted the US and China for blaming each other rather than addressing climate change. "Both countries should stop using each other's behavior as an excuse for stalemate," he said. Gore also called his 2000 presidential defeat a blessing in disguise that allowed him to devote his life to raising awareness of global warming. More »

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      China  • climate change  • global warming  • Al Gore  • Nobel Peace Prize  • Election 2000  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

  • October 2007

    • Supporters Rally for Suu Kyi

      BBC  |  Oct 24, 07 6:59 AM CDT

      Supporters Rally for Suu Kyi

      (Newser) - Protests are in progress in front of 12 Chinese embassies around the world today to mark the 12th anniversary of the incarceration of Burmese political prisoner and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. Six fellow female laureates also have written an open letter, published in today's Guardian , asking the UN to work harder for the release of Suu Kyi. More »

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      China  • United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • Burma protest  • Nobel Peace Prize  • Ibrahim Gambari

    • Gore Inspires ‘Deranged’ Righty Hatred

      New York Times  |  Oct 15, 07 6:06 PM CDT

      Gore Inspires ‘Deranged’ Righty Hatred

      (Newser) - Conservatives are incensed over Al Gore’s Nobel prize, and the Times' Paul Krugman says he knows why: The former veep “keeps being right.” The reactions range from the Journal's refusal to mention his name while rattling off more worthwhile contenders to a National Review suggestion that climate-sensitive Osama should have shared the honor. More »

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      Iraq  • environment  • Al Gore  • Nobel Peace Prize  • Bill Kristol

    • Nobel-Winning UN Panel Head: I'm 'a Symbol'

      BBC  |  Oct 12, 07 4:30 PM CDT

      Nobel-Winning UN Panel Head: I'm 'a Symbol'

      (Newser) - The Nobel Peace Prize came as a surprise to the head of the UN committee that shared the award with Al Gore, who seized the opportunity to share the panel's mission: "To tell the world we need to do something about climate change urgently." Rajendra Pachauri deflected praise to his fellow scientists, saying he is "just a symbol," the BBC reports. More »

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      climate change  • Nobel Peace Prize  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    • White House by Way of Oslo?

      Politico  |  Oct 12, 07 12:34 PM CDT

      White House by Way of Oslo?

      (Newser) - Al Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize will increase calls for the Oscar winner to run for president. The Politico says the laureate’s likely to stay out of the race—after this, a political campaign would be an awful downer, the Washington Post notes—but not until he’s drawn out speculation first. And the most prestigious award in the world will make Gore's endorsement, which was deeply discounted in 2004, much more valuable. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Election 2008  • climate change  • Al Gore  • Nobel Peace Prize

    • Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize

      Associated Press  |  Oct 12, 07 4:47 AM CDT

      Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize

      (Newser) - Al Gore and the International Panel on Climate Change are the joint winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel committee lauded Gore and the United Nations organization for their pioneering environmental advocacy, and described Gore as "probably the single individual who has done the most" to raise worldwide awareness of global warming, AP reports. More »

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      global warming  • Al Gore  • Nobel Peace Prize  • Nobel

    • Would He, Could He, With Nobel?

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Oct 11, 07 2:15 PM CDT

      Would He, Could He, With Nobel?

      (Newser) - Groups hoping for an Al Gore presidential run are crossing their fingers for the former VP to win the Nobel Peace Prize tomorrow. Supporters say the award might be more convincing than the Oscar and Emmy he has already racked up. "It's like waiting for Grateful Dead tickets to go on sale, back in the day," says one Gore-head. More »

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      Election 2008  • Al Gore  • Nobel Peace Prize

    • German Scores Chemistry Nobel

      Reuters  |  Oct 10, 07 9:31 AM CDT

      German Scores Chemistry Nobel

      (Newser) - A German who fathered a vast field called surface chemistry—responsible for everything from cleaner car emissions to identifying ozone declines—was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for Chemistry today, his 71st birthday. Gerhard Ertl's work examined how molecules interact with solid surfaces, and has been influential in both academia and industry, the Swedish academy said. More »

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      Nobel Peace Prize  • chemistry

    • 'Gay Bomb,' Sword Eating Win Ig-Nobels

      BBC  |  Oct 5, 07 6:14 PM CDT

      'Gay Bomb,' Sword Eating Win Ig-Nobels

      (Newser) - The US military does some pretty cutting-edge research, but a hypothetical bomb that would make enemy troops make love to each other instead of war on the US? The proposal—along with detailed research on the effects of sword-swallowing, extracting vanilla from cowpies, and curing hamster jetlag with Viagra—yesterday won Ig Nobel Prizes for research that “that cannot, or should not, be reproduced.” More »

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      homosexuality  • Nobel Peace Prize  • chemical weapons  • chemical warfare

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