The latest news seems to be all over Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Congratulations, I guess? I actually happened to hear about this today at 10am walking to my Research Methods class, when a professor stunningly said, “Obama won Nobel Peace Prize? What?” I kept thinking to myself, “Weren’t the nominations in like February?” I was curious to see if this was true, and wondered what exactly he won the Nobel Peace Prize for?
MSNBC Announced just hours earlier, the stunning decision, said Nobel officials, “was meant to encourage his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperation rather than unilateralism.” Obama feels that he has not done enough to earn the award or be in the same company of those figures who have received it before him. President Obama accepts this award to take on the challenges that face the 21st century.
Obama is actually the 3rd sitting U.S. President to win the award. President Roosevelt won in 1906 and President Wilson was awarded the prize in 1919.
Congrats Obama!
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