Another Dope Slap for George

First, Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Now, it's the IAEA and Mohamed ElBaradei who are sharing the honors.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog and its head Mohamed ElBaradei, who clashed with Washington over Iraq, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting the spread of nuclear weapons.

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The five-member Nobel Committee expressed hope that the award would spur work to outlaw atomic weapons.

"At a time when disarmament efforts appear deadlocked, when there is a danger that nuclear arms will spread both to states and to terrorist groups, and when nuclear power again appears to be playing an increasingly significant role, IAEA's work is of incalculable importance," it said in a statement.

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ElBaradei came to prominence before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 by challenging Washington's argument that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. No such weapons were found after Saddam's overthrow.

Some experts say the IAEA has achieved too little in Iran or North Korea to merit the 2005 prize. But ElBaradei was unbowed.

"The award sends a very strong message: 'Keep doing what you are doing -- be impartial, act with integrity', and that is what we intend to do," ElBaradei said after applause from U.N. staff.

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