I will have to give Obama credit where credit is due.
Never before have I witnessed such fine balance while straddeling the fence.
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OSLO (AP) - President Barack Obama entered the pantheon of Nobel Peace Prize winners Thursday with humble words, acknowledging his own few accomplishments while delivering a robust defense of war and promising to use the prestigious award to "reach for the world that ought to be."
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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091210/D9CGG6680.html
But as always there is an example of "you cant please all of the pepole all of the time".
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Barack Obama's trip to Oslo to pick up his Nobel peace award is in danger of being overshadowed by a row over the cancellation of a series of events normally attended by the prizewinner.
Norwegians are incensed over what they view as his shabby response to the prize by cutting short his visit.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...ace-prize-snub