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Obama Accepts Nobel as 'Call to Action'

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OSLO (Oct. 9) -- President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision designed to build momentum behind his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperation rather than unilateralism.
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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.