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Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
Topic Started: Oct 9 2009, 09:14 AM (310 Views)
Lindsey Oct 10 2009, 03:16 PM Post #16
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 I see it as America's accomplishment. I mean, just 200 years ago we were a racist nation. Now we have our first Black president. That's something.

Plus, Obama even recognized that it was awarded "prematurely" in his speech. I thought this exerpt from the LA Times was especially good.
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"To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who have been honored by this prize," said Obama.

He suggested that the prize had not always "been awarded just to honor specific achievements," but also to lend some "momentum" to the cause of peace.
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