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CHANCE!!!
What
do you think of President Obabma being awarded the Nobel Prize for
Peace? According to NPR.org, “The president won the peace prize
for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international
diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," the Norwegian Nobel
Committee said. The choice shocked Nobel observers because Obama took
office less than two weeks before the Feb. 1 nomination
deadline.”
According to CNN:
The Nobel committee recognized Obama's efforts to solve complex global problems including working toward a world free of nuclear weapons.
"Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," the committee said.
Jagland said the decision was "unanimous" and came with ease.
He rejected the notion that Obama had been recognized prematurely for his efforts and said the committee wanted to promote the president just it had Mikhail Gorbachev in 1990 in his efforts to open up the Soviet Union.
"His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world's population," it said.
Don't
offer an uninformed opinion! Learn the facts FIRST and REFER to them
in your essay or outline. Here are some NPR links:
NPR
story
World
reaction
The
Secret Process For Picking Nobel Peace Laureates
Viewpoints:
PRO:
Oslo's Decision Is Shortsighted
CON:
It's The Right Thing To Give Obama The Nobel