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President Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize!
By Karl Ritter and Matt Moore, Associated Press Writers
OSLO -- President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation.
The stunning choice made Obama the third sitting U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize and shocked Nobel observers because Obama took office less than two weeks before the Feb. 1 nomination deadline. Obama's name had been mentioned in speculation before the award but many Nobel watchers believed it was too early to award the president.
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Comment by Will Saunders on October 9, 2009 at 9:25am -
This is fabulous. I am very happy for him. People are wondering how he could have been selected for this honor having only been president for such a short time. Well, those naysayers aren’t realizing that Obama officially became president on January 20th, and the nomination deadline was February 1st. That signifies to me that he received this honor primarily for things he did prior to becoming president.
It is good he received this, and the $1.4 million monetary prize is nice too. Thanks Brian for sharing this. Have a great weekend!
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