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Obama added that he hoped the "momentum" the prize generates would help him deal with a host of the world's most pressing problems, ranging from climate change to nuclear weapons...
...what Twitterers thought of giving Obama the prize...
President Barack Obama said he's "surprised and deeply humbled" to receive the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize and will travel to Norway in December to accept the honor...
...Obama's trademark grin was nowhere to be seen as he spoke of winning the prize in a six-minute address in the Rose Garden. His face seemed cloudy on a sunny fall day. "Let me be clear," he said. "I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations ... This award must be shared with everyone who strives for justice and dignity." (See pictures of President Obama's eight months of diplomacy...
...After I received the news, Malia walked in and said, 'Daddy, you won the Nobel Peace Prize, and it is Bo's birthday,' " referring to the First Mutt. "And then Sasha added, 'Plus we have a three-day weekend coming up,' " in reference to Columbus Day. "So it's good to have kids to keep things in perspective." (See pictures of Obama's family tree...