Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

American Voices

October 12, 2009 | ISSUE 45•42

For the achievement of giving the world "hope for a better future," President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. What do you think?

Oh, to be honored among such towering presidents as Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter."

Peter Kearns
Systems Analyst
Watch out, Nobel Committee—you're about to get the ACORN treatment."

Esther Park
Unemployed
It still doesn't live up to the time George W. Bush caught a seven-and-a-half-pound perch in his own private lake. Seven and a half pounds!"

Doug Glennon
Field Service Engineer

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A study published in The Journal of Physiology demonstrated that rats given substantial amounts of high fructose corn syrup learned and remembered less than a control group.
New DVR Can Skip Ads

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A new DVR sold by the Dish Network comes with the capability to pass over ads and is sending shockwaves through the television industry.
Nonwhite Babies Pass White Babies In United States

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For the first time in U.S. history, the number of minority babies outstripped the number of white babies.
Bush Endorses Romney

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Following a speech in Washington, former president George W. Bush offered an impromptu endorsement of candidate Mitt Romney to reporters.