Now That Arafat Is Dead, Is This The Best We Can Do

The U.N. nuclear watchdog and its head, Mohamed ElBaradei, have won the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to limit the spread of atomic weapons. The Norwegian Nobel Committee picked the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and ElBaradei, an Egyptian, from a record field of 199 candidates. It praised ElBaradei as an "unafraid advocate" of measures to strengthen non-proliferation efforts. The prize will be split equally between the agency and ElBaradei.