Carter Likes Nobel Pick, Taliban Not So Much

Not everybody thinks Barack Obama's Nobel prize is a weird choice. Jimmy Carter, who won it himself in 2002, calls it a "bold statement of international support for his vision and commitment." More reaction:

• Taliban spokesman: "He has done nothing for peace in Afghanistan. We condemn this year's peace prize as unjust."
• Hamid Karzai: "His hard work and his new vision on global relations .. make him the appropriate recipient."
• Mark Halperin, on Morning Joe: "I don't think he'll embrace this. Because there is no upside."

• Desmond Tutu: It's a "wonderful recognition" of Obama's effort to reach out to the Arab world after years of hostility.
• Nicolas Sarkozy: "It recognizes... the return of America to the hearts of the peoples of the world."
• GOP chairman Michael Steele: "What has President Obama actually accomplished?"

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