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Myanmar junta official meets Aung San Suu Kyi

AP - Wed Dec 9, 8:22 am ET

Detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was taken from her home Wednesday into unannounced talks with a junta official, the first in two months, officials said.

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President Barack Obama defends U.S. wars as he accepts Nobel Peace Prize
The Post-Standard - Thu Dec 10, 11:47 am ET
Bjorn Sigurdson / Scanpix via AP U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle arrive today for the Nobel prize ceremony in Oslo City Hall in Norway. Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Obama: Real peace requires justice and opportunity
WMCTV Memphis - Thu Dec 10, 11:34 am ET
President Barack Obama entered the pantheon of Nobel Peace Prize winners Thursday with humble words, acknowledging his ownfew accomplishments while delivering a robust defense of war and promising to use the prestigious award to "reach for the world that ought to be."
Obama defends war at peace prize ceremony
Florida Today - Thu Dec 10, 11:17 am ET
OSLO — President Obama evoked the cause of a just war on Thursday, accepting his Nobel Peace Prize just nine days after sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to battle in Afghanistan but promising to use the prestigious prize to “reach for the world that ought to be.”
Obama defends US wars as he accepts Nobel Peace Prize
KSDK St. Louis - Thu Dec 10, 11:04 am ET
Obama defends US wars as he accepts Nobel Peace Prize
Obama accepts Nobel Prize
Rockford Register Star - Thu Dec 10, 10:41 am ET
OSLO — President Barack Obama says lasting peace requires human rights and economic opportunity for individuals, and sanctions against regimes that violate international rules. As Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize today, he said war is sometimes necessary but a resilient peace can be achieved if the world imposes several conditions. INSIDE IN OUR COMMENTS SECTION What do you think about ...
Obama accepts Nobel, defends "justified" war
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Thu Dec 10, 10:34 am ET
Ben Feller THE ASSOCIATED PRESS President Barack Obama evoked the cause of a just war on Thursday, accepting his Nobel Peace Prize just nine days after sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to battle in Afghanistan but promising to use the prestigious prize to "reach for the world that ought to be."
Accepting Nobel prize, Obama acknowledges 'controversy'
McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 10:33 am ET
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama cautiously accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday in Oslo, acknowledging "the considerable controversy" over his award because he's accomplished little on the world stage in less than a year on the job and has just called for sending 30,000 to 35,000 more U.S. troops to war in Afghanistan.
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Human Rights Watch - Thu Dec 10, 10:14 am ET
As we mark Human Rights Day this month―the 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights―we are distressed to note that human rights and human rights defenders are under attack around the world.
In Nobel speech, Obama pays tribute to those seeking freedom
WashingtonTV - Thu Dec 10, 10:07 am ET
Washington, 10 December (WashingtonTV)—US President Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday, and paid tribute to those who have taken on governments around the world in their fight for freedom.
Obama touts opportunities for peace in Nobel speech
Courier-Post - Thu Dec 10, 9:57 am ET
President Barack Obama entered the pantheon of Nobel Peace Prize winners Thursday in Oslo, Norway, with humble words, acknowledging his own few accomplishments while delivering a robust defense of war and promising to use the prestigious award to "reach...
Wartime president picks up peace prize
WISH-TV Indianapolis - Thu Dec 10, 9:54 am ET
A wartime president honored for peace, Obama became the first sitting U.S. president in 90 years and the third ever to win the prize — some say prematurely. Read more at www.WISHTV.com
Obama defends U.S. wars as he accepts peace prize
Pioneer Press - Thu Dec 10, 9:48 am ET
OSLO — President Barack Obama entered the pantheon of Nobel Peace Prize winners today with humble words, acknowledging his own few accomplishments while delivering a robust defense of war and promising to use the prestigious award to "reach for the world that ought to be."
Obama defends U.S. wars as he accepts Nobel Prize
News & Messenger - Thu Dec 10, 9:45 am ET
President Barack Obama entered the pantheon of Nobel Peace Prize winners Thursday with humble words.
General Malaise
Foreign Relations - Thu Dec 10, 9:37 am ET
When it came to Burma, the United States has decided, for now, to deal with the generals, and possibly help the long-suffering Burmese population. As one senior State Department official recently told me, "We're moving forward to reach out to them no matter what they did in the past."
Swimming golds take Singapore top of SEA Games table
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 9:35 am ET
Laos and Singapore qualified for the football semi-finals at the Southeast Asian Games Thursday as Singapore scooped five golds in the pool to take them clear at the top of the medals table.