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Oslo : Norway | about 1 month ago  
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  • U.S. President Obama comments on winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize in Rose Garden of White House in Washington
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  • U.S. President Obama comments on winning 2009 Nobel Peace Prize while delivering a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington
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  • U.S. President Obama talks on phone in Oval Office before commenting on winning 2009 Nobel Peace Prize at White House in Washington
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  • Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Jagland, announces that U.S. President Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, in Oslo
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  • U.S. President Obama comments on winning 2009 Nobel Peace Prize while delivering a statement in Rose Garden of White House in Washington
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  • U.S. President Obama comments on winning 2009 Nobel Peace Prize while delivering statement in Rose Garden of White House in Washington
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  • Jagland, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, holds a picture of U.S. President Obama in Oslo
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U.S. President Obama comments on winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize in ...
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to United States President Barack Obama in a decision that has been applauded by many, but raised even more eyebrows. The five-member committee in Norway praised Mr Obama for his "extraordinary efforts" to strengthen international diplomacy and...
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  • News Source: Zawya Regional | about 1 month ago
    The choice of Barack Obama on Friday as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 has drawn mixed reaction and editorial comments by UAE English language newspapers, as it did elsewhere around the world, about the validity of the Nobel...
  • News Source: Pallladium Item | about 1 month ago
    Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize might also be named the Nobel Change Prize. It was the final vote of the 2008 presidential election -- this one cast out of Europe, where Obama has been more popular than he is at home. The Norway-based Nobel...
  • News Source: The Daily Telegraph | about 1 month ago
    Minister Kevin Rudd has praised Barack Obama's "great leadership" after the US president won the Nobel Peace Prize. Mr Obama is just nine months into his presidency and critics say he has not yet done enough to deserve the prestigious award. But...
  • News Source: Washington Post | about 1 month ago
    From a boardroom in Oslo, five Norwegians handpicked by their nation's parliament are kingmakers of the highest sort, each year honoring at least one individual or group for landmark achievements worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize. Their decision to...
  • News Source: Sydney Morning Herald | about 1 month ago
    A visibly surprised Obama, 48, said he did not feel fit to join the honor roll of revered Nobel peace laureates, but vowed to use the prize as a "call to action" to lead the world in confronting its deepest challenges. As shockwaves from the Nobel...
  • News Source: The Scotsman | about 1 month ago
    Obama declared he was "surprised and deeply humbled" after it was announced he had won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize less than nine months into his presidency. The US president said he did not feel he deserved the honour, which he was awarded for "his...
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