Michael Winship: The Nobel Prize with an Asterisk

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"The Nobel Prize with an Asterisk"

By Michael Winship

Despite the graciousness of his speech at the White House last Friday, President Obama's acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize did have an air slightly reminiscent of Lincoln's story about the man who was tarred, feathered and ridden out of town on a rail – if it wasn't for the honor of the thing he'd just as soon walk.

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