She was a social worker and the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

VOA: special.2010.01.07

Dr. Norman Borlaug is one of only three Americans to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize, the Congressional Gold Medal (America's highest civilian honor) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

WHITEHOUSE: A Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture

For an American president to win the Nobel Peace Prize can only be good for the U.S. The Republican right needs to understand that and not repeat its performance of last week.

CNN: Commentary: Obama wins one for America

There is a strong draft-Gore movement going on right now and the former vice president could parlay his Nobel Peace Prize win into a bid for the White House.

NPR: Week in Politics: Gore's Future and Bush's Battles