President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

Oct 9, 2009
By KARL RITTER and MATT MOORE
Associated Press Writers

OSLO (AP) - 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 rest

Obama peace prize win polarizes Web
News that U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize has been as polarizing as his embattled healthcare reform plans.

Praise and Doubt for Obama’s Nobel Prize
Obama won for his diplomatic efforts—and he remains popular overseas—but reactions about the merits and timing of the honor were immediate. Obama is the third and youngest president to win the award. He has been in office for 262 days.

Obama won the Peace Prize, but for what?
The prize seems to be more for Obama's promise than for his performance. Work on the president's ambitious agenda, both at home and abroad, is barely underway, much less finished. He has no standout moment of victory that would seem to warrant a verdict as sweeping as that issued by the Nobel committee.

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