en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/681651 Comments by NewHavenette http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/sullivan/2009/10/09/open-thread-friday-17/#IDComment37959041 The Nobel Committee has confirmed that it has morphed from being a group that REWARDS world leaders to a group that attempts to INFLUENCE world leaders. Quote from Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjoern Jagland in Reuters article: "We hope this can contribute a little bit to enhance what he is trying to do," he told a news conference." Fri, 9 Oct 2009 12:10:09 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/sullivan/2009/10/09/open-thread-friday-17/#IDComment37959041