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2 Americans win Nobel econ prize for match-making

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two American scholars were awarded the Nobel economics prize on Monday for studies on the match-making that takes place when doctors are coupled up with hospitals, students with schools and human organs with transplant recipients.

By Karl Ritter and Louise Nordstrom, Associated Press , October 15, 2012

Arab uprisings' women celebrate Nobel recognition

SANAA, Yemen — As demonstrations first swelled in Yemen, regime supporters distributed a photo showing Tawakkul Karman at a protest with a male colleague — cutting out others around them — to taint her for being alone with a man.

By Bt Agned Al-Haj, The Associated Press , October 07, 2011

Literature Nobel goes to Sweden's best-known poet

The Nobel Prize in literature was awarded Thursday to a psychologist who used his spare time to craft sparsely written poems about the mysteries of everyday life — commuting to work, watching the sun rise or waiting for nightfall.

October 07, 2011

Ridiculed Israeli scientist wins Nobel Prize in chemistry

When Israeli scientist Dan Shechtman claimed to have stumbled upon a new crystalline chemical structure that seemed to violate the laws of nature, colleagues mocked him, insulted him and exiled him from his research group.

By By Aron Heller, The Associated Press , October 06, 2011

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Israeli wins chemistry Nobel for quasicrystals

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Israeli scientist Dan Shechtman was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for a discovery that faced skepticism and mockery, even prompting his expulsion from his research team, before it won widespread acceptance as a fundamental breakthrough.

By Karl Ritter and Malin Rising, Associated Press , October 05, 2011

3 win Nobel for showing universe is speeding up

NEW YORK (AP) — Three U.S.-born scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for discovering that the universe is expanding at an accelerating pace, a stunning revelation that suggests the cosmos could be headed for a colder, bleaker future, nearly devoid of light.

By Karl Ritter and Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press , October 04, 2011

Scientist wins Nobel 3 days after cancer death

NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Steinman, a pioneer in understanding how cells fight disease, tried to help his own immune system thwart his pancreatic cancer.

By Malcolm Ritter, AP Science Writer , October 04, 2011

Letter to the editor: Nobel Prize decision was made with poor judgement

My grandparents came from Norway. For the first time in my adult life I am not proud of my country of heritage, Norway. I am so ashamed of my Norwegian roots that I fasted for a week. Yep, I gave up lutefisk for one whole week. Things have to be pretty fishy to get this Norwegian Lutheran to give up lutefisk.

By Daniel Rugroden , December 15, 2009

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Iran seizes Nobel Peace medal

Iranian authorities have confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi’s medal, the human rights lawyer said Thursday, in a sign of the increasingly drastic steps Tehran is taking against any dissent. In Norway, where the peace prize is awarded, the government said the confiscation of the gold medal was a shocking first in the history of the 108-year-old prize.

By By Nasser Karimi and Ian MacDougall, The Associated Press , November 27, 2009

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Letter to the editor: Obama’s acceptance of prize was humble, well meant

Earlier this month, President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” To young Americans, like me, the selection of our president for this honor is recognition of his capacity to give the people of this world hope for a better future.

By Amanda Kubik , October 21, 2009

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Mr. Cub also deserves a Peace Prize

When I first heard that baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks wanted a Nobel Peace Prize, I was worried. The entertainment industry known as sports has more than enough overinflated egos without “Mr. Cub” joining the pack.

By Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune , October 21, 2009

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Congrats, Mr. President, now earn it

Congratulations to President Barack Obama on his Nobel Peace Prize. I hope he now can do something to earn it. He could begin by bringing peace to American streets, such as those in his hometown. Less than nine months into his presidency, it obviously is early for Obama to be lauded for great achievements. Yet the Norwegian Nobel Committee seems to be saying, why wait? They’re giving him a big “E” for his efforts.

By Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune , October 13, 2009

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President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision designed to encourage his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperation rather than unilateralism.

October 09, 2009

Three Americans share Nobel physics prize

The next time you snap a digital photo and post it to Facebook, you can probably thank the three men who won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday. They helped develop fiber-optic cable and invented the “eye” in digital cameras — technology that has given rise to film-free photography and high-speed Internet service, revolutionized communications and science, and utterly transformed the way we live, work and amuse ourselves.

By By Malcolm Ritter, The Associated Press , October 07, 2009

Nobels awarded for AIDS, cancer research

Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who defied convention in showing a viral cause for cervical cancer shared the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for breakthroughs that have led to lifesaving drugs and a vaccine.

By Malcolm Ritter , October 07, 2008

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