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From: The Washington Times | December 10, 2009
President Obama acknowledged his accomplishments were "slight" as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony Thursday in Oslo, but he said he would collect the award nevertheless, in the hope he could inspire others to "reach for the world that ought to be." In a speech that his aides said was written with history in mind, the president focused on an inherent contradiction etched in world history — that peace often is reached only through the agony of armed conflict. Mr. Obama delivered remarks that appeared to be aimed at those, particularly in Europe, who long have been ...
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