Word: clear
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...finally, in good conscience, set down. They won't make you richer or healthier, and, as we should have learned by now, they can easily put you in harm's way. The threats that we face, individually and collectively, won't be solved by wishful thinking but by a clear-eyed commitment to taking action in the world...
...production of fissile material. The resolution is an overlooked part of what has allowed Obama to make tentative progress in trying to curtail Iran's nuclear program and is, the Administration says, its best hope for doing the same with North Korea. It is also a clear commitment by the U.S. to multilateral institutions after years of snubs from the Bush Administration...
...Obama's trademark grin was nowhere to be seen as he spoke of winning the prize in a six-minute address in the Rose Garden. His face seemed cloudy on a sunny fall day. "Let me be clear," he said. "I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations ... This award must be shared with everyone who strives for justice and dignity." (See pictures of President Obama's eight months of diplomacy...
...criteria and selection process for the peace award appears a bit hazy, those in the other areas are far from uniform either. Notes Philippe Valode, a French historian and author of a book on France's six Nobel winners in various categories; "Criteria for the scientific award are fairly clear and consistent, while those for economics are mostly firm - but open to subjectivity when social considerations factor in," Valode says. "Literature must have broad messages and allure to world-wide readers, But - being about art - a lot of creativity goes into the selection process, too. When it comes to peace...
...Martti Ahtisaari, 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner "We do not yet have a peace in the Middle East ... this time it was very clear that they wanted to encourage Obama to move on these issues. This is a clear encouragement to do something on this issue. I wish him good luck...