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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded; Protests in Russia; Hollywood Gunman

​Three women received the Nobel Peace Prize today at a ceremony in Oslo. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, social worker Leymah Gbowee, and Yemeni journalist and activist Tawakkul Karman were all "chosen for their non-violent struggle against injustice, sexual violence and repression." ... More >>

Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Three Women

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to three women: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee, and Yemeni rights campaigner Tawakkul Karman. They're being recognized "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full partici ... More >>

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Anderson Cooper Punched in the Head by Mubarak Supporters in Egypt

​As the Egyptian army asks protesters to go home because their "message has been received," there continue to be reports of violence, chaos, and volatility in the streets -- including violence to journalists. Via Bikya Masr, Anderson Cooper has been attacked and beaten, "'hit in the head 10 ti ... More >>

After 40 Years, Peace in LES's Seward Park; Middle East Is Next

Cary Conover​ The first 2011 Nobel Peace Prize nomination goes to the Lower East Siders who hammered out Monday night's near-unanimous community board vote approving new housing for those five acres of weed-strewn parking lots sitting forlornly behind chain-link fences these past 40 years alon ... More >>

Morning Links: Chinese Dissident Awarded Nobel Peace Prize; More Jobs Lost in September; Stinkbugs in Staten Island

​• The 2010 Nobel Peace prize has been awarded to Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese dissident, political essayist, literary critic, and democracy advocate who is currently serving 11 years in jail on subversion charges. Unsurprisingly, the Chinese Foreign Ministry did not appreciate this news one bit, a ... More >>

Jimmy Carter Rushed to Hospital for Tummy Problems as Newspapers Prepare Obits

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Rightbloggers Stick It To The Man With Groovy Rightwing Revolution

Psst, brother! Are you down with the revolution? No, we don't mean the revolution of the Sixties -- though some of the star players in this one do dress like Paul Revere and the Raiders (and most of them are old enough that -- who knows? -- they may have have gotten stoned and marched on the Penta ... More >>

Flotillas Gone Wild: Belligerent Gaza-Bound Love Boat of Hate to Make for Mischevious Mari-Time Later Today

​In what can only be described as one of the more aggressively shit-starting plays in the history of humanitarian aid, yet another Gaza-bound activist-filled flotilla is headed towards an Israeli blockade in Gaza like, four days after the last "loveboat" got eight humanitarian activists killed ... More >>

President Obama's Dog Is Worth Less Than a James Joyce First Edition, More Than a Golf Tourney

​President Obama's financial disclosure form has been released, and among the salient nuggets are his Vanguard retirement fund (us, too!), his $1.4 million from the Nobel Peace Prize (which he donated to charity), and the news that his Portuguese water dog, Bo, (a gift from the late Senator Ed ... More >>

Obama Accepts Nobel; Rightbloggers Denounce Him for Some Damn Thing

Obama: He's given up smoking, but not the holy, sacred search for peace.President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo last night. He acknowledged that previous recipients had been "far more deserving of this honor than I," defended Afghanistan as a "just war" and claimed "the instruments of ... More >>

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Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

​ Twitpic via DanaBoscorelli. Up, Up and Awry! The Balloon Boy and his wacky father helped keep our minds off the real world, which sucked even more than usual. In national news, the Nobel Peace Prize continued its deadly rampage across America. But don't despair, rightbloggers: President O ... More >>

Rightbloggers Defend America Against Dangerous Nobel Peace Prize

This week Time magazine had an interesting feature on the Obama Administration's alleged realization that it needed to strike back at "what the White House believes to be misleading or simply false claims..." You have to wonder what took them so long -- and whether such a counter-attack could pos ... More >>

Barack Obama Nobel Peace Prize FTW (Update: Rightbloggers React!)

​ Apparently somebody thinks promising to close Gitmo and stop torture, making a speech to the Arab world, and in general not being so much of a dick as most recent Presidents deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. What do we know? Maybe all previous winner Muhammad Yunus' microlending doesn't have ... More >>

City To Be Less Gay This Weekend

​Expect the city to be a little less gay this weekend. Thousands of gay and lesbian New Yorkers will be heading out of town to attend the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and presumptive incoming Queens City Councilman Danny Drom have organized ... More >>

Obama Accepts Nobel Prize, Signaling End of Failed Presidency

​President Obama, despite the urging of his mortal enemies, appears to have accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he is "both surprised and deeply humbled." Rush Limbaugh calls the award an "embarrassment," which surprises us, as we thought Limbaugh incapable of embarrassment. At National Re ... More >>

Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

​Twitpic by Paris Hilton. "Bentley was so cute last night. Carnival is such a fun place to go. A must see place when you go to New York." What? Oh. The week started with rightbloggers cheering President Obama's for losing the Olympics and ends with them booing him for winning the Nobel Peace ... More >>

Smithfield Foods Getting Out of Hog Business; Zane Lamprey Trades Glass for Fork

​Norman E. Borlaug, a plant pathologist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work in industrialized food production, which fought starvation worldwide, died Saturday in Dallas. Borlaug felt that environmentalists were hampering world food production by attacking the use of pesticides. ... More >>

Animal Collective Engage In Real World Activity, Auction Test Presses for Charity

Note to band--retain this designer In what an internet judge might charitably deem second- or third-degree community blogger service, we direct you to the Animal Crack Box 3LP Animal Collective TEST PRESSING!! auction currently underway over at eBay. Catsup Plate, the auctioneer here, patiently exp ... More >>

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