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War and Peace and the Nobel Prize
President Obama is now a Nobel laureate, acknowledging that he's a war president while accepting the prestigious prize for peace. We hear excerpts of his remarks and get a variety of reactions. Also, developing nations balk at carbon cuts in Copenhagen, and five US citizens from Northern Virginia arrested in Pakistan and charged with planning jihad.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenPresident Obama is now a Nobel laureate, acknowledging that he's a war president while accepting the prestigious prize for peace. We hear excerpts of his remarks and get a variety of reactions. Also, developing nations balk at carbon cuts in Copenhagen, and Pakistani police claim that five Muslim Americans came to their country to join the Taliban and al Qaeda.
Banner image: Nobel Peace Prize laureate, US President Barack Obama displays his diploma and gold medal during the Nobel ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo on December 10, 2009. Photo: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesDeveloping Nations Balk at Carbon Cuts in Copenhagen
News from the climate summit in Copenhagen has been dominated by the outrage of developing nations over the draft of a leaked agreement that would penalize them to the benefit of wealthier countries. Now it appears the protesting nations had a hand in producing the so-called "Danish text."
Read the story8 minObama Accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
President Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize today with humility and a defense of the war in Afghanistan. He said the use of force can bring lasting peace. Compared to others who've won the prize, he called his own accomplishments "slight." We hear excerpts of today's " lecture " and get different reactions. Why did he get the prize?
Read the story36 minUS Men Arrested in Pakistan Suspected of Terror Links
Recent incidents have raised concerns about what's called "homegrown terrorism." The latest involves five American citizens from Northern Virginia arrested in Pakistan , with jihadist literature, laptop computers and maps including areas were the Taliban train recruits. Police in Pakistan quote them as saying, "We are here for jihad."
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