In A Surprise, Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

By KARL RITTER and MATT MOORE, Associated Press: Politics
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 3:28am

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....

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In A Surprise, Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

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