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Commentary: Nobel award recognizes U.S. dominance

As an American of African descent, I swelled with pride when I heard that the Norwegian Nobel Committee selected President Obama to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. The award further validates what the 2008 presidential election demonstrated: The United States is the most mature and fully functioning multi-ethnic democracy in the world.

Transcript: Award shared with those who sacrifice for peace

President Obama spoke in the White House Rose Garden on Friday morning about winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Here is the text of his remarks:

3 Americans win medicine Nobel for chromosome research

Three U.S. researchers have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for solving "a major problem in biology," the Nobel Committee announced Monday.

People.com: Will & Jada Pinkett Smith to Co-Host Nobel Peace Prize Concert

The couple will preside over a December celebration to honor the 2009 laureate

Time.com: Amid a Collapse, a Nobel Prize For Economics

If history is any guide, this year's Nobel economics prize will award the developers of economic theories that have had the time to take root, grow and prove resilient

Former Finland leader wins Nobel Peace Prize

Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari has won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday.

Time.com: Ex-Finnish President Wins 2008 Nobel Peace Prize

Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari received the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace in places as diverse as East Timor and the Balkans in Europe.

French author Le Clezio wins Nobel Prize

French author Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio has won this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, the Nobel Foundation announced Thursday.

Glowing jellyfish earns Nobel Prize

Research into the mysterious green glow of a jellyfish earned three scientists this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry, the Nobel Foundation announced Wednesday.

Three physicists share Nobel prize

An American physicist and two physicists from Japan will share this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, the Nobel Foundation announced Tuesday.

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