President Barack Obama delivered remarks at the Rose Garden of the White House after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Shawn Thew/European Pressphoto Agency Remarks By The President On Winning The Nobel Prize -- Barack Obama
Rose Garden
Washington, DC
11:16 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Well, this is not how I expected to wake up this morning. After I received the news, Malia walked in and said, "Daddy, you won the Nobel Peace Prize, and it is Bo's birthday!" And then Sasha added, "Plus, we have a three-day weekend coming up." So it's good to have kids to keep things in perspective.
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COMMENTARIES AND ANALYSIS
Thanks for Not Being Bush -- Michael Hirsh, Newsweek
Sen. Jim Inhofe: Obama received Nobel Peace Prize for "de-emphasizing defense" -- Chris Castell, News OK
What did Obama do to win the Nobel Peace Prize? -- Gideon Rachman, Financial Time
Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize -- Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
Obama's Nobel Farce -- Peter Beinart, Daily Beast
Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize simply because he's not George Bush -- Mary Ellen Synon, Daily Mail
Absurd Decision Mocks Nobel Prize -- Michael Binyon, The Times
No Substitute for Boots on the Ground -- Vincent J. Heintz, Wall Street Journal
The Missing Debate on Afghanistan -- Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
A To-Do List for Afghanistan -- Turki al-Faisal, Washington Post
Why America Must Stay the Course in Afghanistan -- Z. Tanin, NY Times
Blood Brothers No More? (Medvedev And Putin) -- Ariel Cohen, Int'l Herald Tribune
Pakistan Warns India to Back Off -- M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
Cracks in the Global Economy -- Philip Bowring, Asia Sentinel