Nobel Peace Prize

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White House by Way of Oslo?
White House
by Way of Oslo?

White House by Way of Oslo?

Nobel sparks new round of speculation that Gore will take to the campaign trail

(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...

Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize

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...

Would He, Could He, With Nobel?
Would He, Could He, With Nobel?

Would He, Could He, With Nobel?

Groupies are hoping the Nobel could rouse Gore to presidential run

(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...

German Scores Chemistry Nobel
German Scores Chemistry Nobel

German Scores Chemistry Nobel

Research paved way to cleaner car emissions, explained ozone depletion

(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...

'Gay Bomb,' Sword Eating Win Ig-Nobels

Making enemies 'sexually irresistible to each other' lights anti-Nobels' fuse

(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...

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