Obama awarded Nobel Peace Price
Friday, 9 October 2009
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US President Barack Obama has been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize despite being in the job for less than nine months.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee says it decided to honour Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples".
It says Obama has "captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future".
The committee also says it attached special importance to the US President's vision of a world without nuclear weapons.
Mr Obama had been mentioned as a possible recipient of the prize in recent weeks, but Nobel watchers believed it was too early for him to be given the prestigious award.
