Arab world befuddled by Obama's Nobel
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Does President Obama -- and America -- Deserve the Nobel Prize?
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In the hours after the surprise announcement that President Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize, the main argument seems to be whether the President -- and by extension America -- deserves the prize. After all, the argument goes, Obama has only been in office a few months, what has he done to deserve this prestigious prize that has been awarded to ...
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While US President Barack Obama is seen as an improvement over former president George Bush, many Pakistanis feel the president has not done enough to merit the peace prize, the Chicago Tribune has reported.Pakistanis are still wary of Obama and his policies. For they, Obama represents a marked improvement over his predecessor Bush. He believes in ...
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Obama does deserve the peace prize, he gives the entire world hope for a peaceful unified future! His accomplishment is turning the world away from WW3 that Bush had us headed. Undoubtedly he can thank Bush and the mess he made out of US and world order for being awarded the Nobel Peace prize. I am sick of hearing he ...
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Fidel Castro calls Obama Nobel Peace Prize a positive step.
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No doubt this will just lead Glenn Beck and other right wing commentators to present this as evidence that Obama is actually a closet communist! Castro is probably right that the award is actually a repudiation of Bush more than recognition of what Obama has actually accomplished. Castro ignores the fact that Obama has been more aggressive than ...
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