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Invictus (2009)

New York Times - 8 minutes ago

Morgan Freeman plays Nelson Mandela in “Invictus,” Clint Eastwood’s new film.

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'Invictus': Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman make great teammates
Seattle Times - 1 hour 22 minutes ago
A review of Clint Eastwood's new movie, "Invictus," which tells the true story of how South African president Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) used 1995's national rugby team as a symbol to bring a fractured country together.
'Invictus' hero recalls day Mandela transformed South Africa
CNN - Thu Dec 10, 8:36 am ET
Francois Pienaar was the "big blonde son of apartheid," a white South African who grew up dreaming of glory on the rugby field.
Obama accepts Nobel Peace Prize
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 8:28 am ET
US President Barack Obama on Thursday accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, paying tribute to activists who have taken on governments around the world while uncomfortably acknowledging his role as a leader at war.
Movie projector: 'Princess and the Frog' and 'Invictus' will need strong word of mouth
Los Angeles Times - 37 minutes ago
Walt Disney Studios' first hand-drawn animated feature in six years probably won't rival the debuts of any recent Pixar or DreamWorks computer-generated hits, though it is sure to top the box office this weekend.
'Invictus' movie review: Powerful acting outweighs flaws in post-Apartheid tale
The Star-Ledger - Thu Dec 10, 4:58 pm ET
ASSOCIATED PRESSMorgan Freeman, left, as Nelson Mandela, and Matt Damon, as Francois Pienaar, star in Clint Eastwood’s uplifting “Invictus.” ‘It matters not how strait the gate/How charged with punishments the scroll/I am the master of my fate/I am the captain...
Obama hails nonviolence practiced by Gandhi, King
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 7:36 am ET
President Barack Obama says the nonviolence practiced by such leaders as Gandhi and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. should be a guiding force.
Obama at Ceremony in Oslo to Accept Nobel Prize
New York Times - Thu Dec 10, 7:21 am ET
Nine days after announcing a major intensification of the war in Afghanistan, President Obama arrived is Oslo Thursday to formally accept the peace prize.
Obama Nobel Speech to Address Peace in Time of War (Correct)
Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 6:53 am ET
(Corrects spelling of Mother Teresa seventh paragraph.)
Wartime US president picks up his peace prize
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 6:45 am ET
A wartime president being honored for peace, Barack Obama said Thursday that criticism of his Nobel prize as premature might recede if he advances goals such as a nuclear-free world and tackling climate change.
Review -- the politics of sports and the sport of politics in 'Invictus'
The Oregonian - 1 hour 13 minutes ago
Morgan Freeman is superb as Nelson Mandela in this sometimes meandering story about the South African president's use of sports to unite his country after Apartheid.
Obama Nobel Speech to Address Peace in Time of War
Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 5:19 am ET
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will accept his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, later today with a speech that will focus largely on war.
Obama: U.S. Standard Bearer for Peace
CBS News - Thu Dec 10, 3:30 pm ET
In Nobel Peace Prize Speech, Obama Describes Justifications for War and Outlines Standards for Use of Force
From war to peace - Obama to accept Nobel prize
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 3:00 am ET
President Barack Obama arrived in the Norwegian capital on Thursday to accept his Nobel Peace Prize amid criticism he does not deserve the accolade because of his Afghan war build-up and few foreign policy successes.
Obama lands in Norway to accept peace prize
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 2:39 am ET
US President Barack Obama landed in Norway on Thursday to accept his Nobel Peace Prize, amid controversy over his role as a "war president" and widespread doubts about whether he deserves the honor.
Obama arrives in Norway to accept Nobel prize
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 2:21 am ET
President Barack Obama arrived on Thursday in Norway to receive his Nobel Peace Prize, with live television pictures showing his plane touching down safely at Oslo's main airport.