nobel peace prize

Liberia's Presidential Runoff Set For Next Month

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 10/18/2011 - 2:00am

The election pits Nobel Peace Prize winner and incumbent, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, against fellow Harvard graduate Winston Tubman, who is a one-time justice minister and former U.N. diplomat.

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Partisan Divide On National Security Debate Shrinks

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 10/07/2011 - 2:29am

GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney travels to the Citadel in South Carolina to deliver a speech on national security Friday.

The issue has traditionally been a bright line between hawks and doves, Republicans and Democrats. But even on this, the third anniversary of President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the politics are no longer clear cut.



 

Mellencamp, in Austin in April, talks music history and more

Planning Ahead, Austin  Thu, 12/02/2010 - 12:26pm

mellencamp.JPGNow here’s serious advance notice: John Mellencamp will perform April 2 at the new Austin City Limits Live at Moody Theater.



 

Nobel Laureate's Wife Under House Arrest

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 10/11/2010 - 2:21am

A human rights group says the wife of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo was placed under house arrest after returning from visiting her husband in prison.

Liu won the peace prize on Friday.

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Chinese Dissident Wins Nobel Peace Prize

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 10/08/2010 - 3:26am

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee says he won "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China."

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