Obama Nobel Peace Prize Video
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Surprise, praise and astonishment echoed in reaction to Obama peace prize
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Commentators question whether he was given prize too early, and “for what?”
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Former laureates describe win as “extraordinary” and “inspired”
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Nobel awarded Obama for his “efforts to strengthen international diplomacy”
CNN: The surprise decision to award U.S. President Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize elicited swift reaction Friday, with some hailing the choice and others expressing astonishment and skepticism.
Why Obama? Nobel committee chairman explains »
Praise came from Afghanistan’s president, the Israeli defense minister and even a senior official from Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that controls Gaza. Yet an Egyptian human rights activist said he was “shocked” that Obama won. And the Internet hummed with a range of views.
Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
Afghan President Hamid Karzai — whose U.S.-backed government is locked in warfare with Islamic militants — praised the choice.
Conservatives, Critics Blast Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize
“We congratulate, wholeheartedly, President Obama on the award of this prestigious award,” said Karzai, who commended Obama’s “vision and leadership.”
Yet Hisham Qasim, Egyptian democracy and human rights activist, said he was “shocked” Obama won. Read more here
Source CNN.com
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