Alfred Nobel intended his peace prize to go to those most responsible for creating "fraternity between nations," and the "reduction of standing armies." Yet a brief look at Obama's accomplishments since shows that the further we move from 2009, the further he turns from this legacy
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World News Brief, Tuesday June 19
Greek voters choose pro-bailout party; China completes first manned space docking; Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally accepts Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1991; sucide bombers attack churches in Nigeria, 19 dead; G20 summit begins in Mexico; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday December 10
WikiLeaks supporters bring down Swedish government's website; cyber attackers also crashed MasterCard and Visa sites; there are now 1000 mirror sites that contain WikiLeaks information; democracy activists are under house arrest in China in advance of Liu Xiaobo receiving Nobel Peace Prize; China and North Korea have reached "consensus" on defusing Korean peninsula tensions; complicated maths to sort Iraqi cabinet; anti-drug group for Afghanistan
Read MoreStaying relevant II - NZ's nuclear potential
When Hillary Clinton does make it to New Zealand, we need to be talking nukes with her. The time is ripe for New Zealand to offer its support to Obama's crusade
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday December 11
Obama accepts Nobel amid controversy; China attempts to cool its real estate market; North Korea and US agree that Six-Party talks should resume; Iraq reshuffles security forces; France and UK agree on bank reform; and more
Read MorePerhaps Key can compare himself to Obama after all
John Key was roundly mocked last year when he claimed that he and Barack Obama had a lot in common. However the early months of their respective administrations suggest he was onto something
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