Dec 10 Thursday’s Headlines: Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize, Defends U.S. Wars By alozano --President Barack Obama holds his Nobel Peace Prize next to Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Thorbjoern Jagland, during a ceremony Thursday in Oslo. (Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images.) President Barack Obama traveled to Oslo Thursday to accept his Nobel… Continue reading
Dec 10 Obama Defends Afghan War in Peace Prize Acceptance Speech By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel peace prize Thursday in Norway, saying compared to past recipients "my accomplishments are slight," and acknowledging he leads a nation in the middle of two wars. Continue reading
Dec 10 President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Speech President Barack Obama traveled to Oslo, Norway, Thursday morning to accept the Nobel Peace Prize and speak before the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Watch the full video and find the transcript of the speech below:… Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch Bound for Copenhagen, Obama Faces Climate Change Obstacles Ray Suarez speaks with climate experts about what to expect from President Obama's trip to the Copenhagen climate change summit next month. Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Obama to Offer 17% U.S. Emissions Cut at Copenhagen Summit The White House said President Obama will travel to Copenhagen with a promise to reduce carbon emissions 17 percent by 2020. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Oct 09 Historian: Obama Peace Prize More an ‘Aspirational’ Award By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday -- a surprising nod considering it came during the first year of his term. Historian Peniel Joseph describes it as more of an "aspirational award" than a reward for a foreign… Continue reading
Oct 09 Leaders React to Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Friday's surprise announcement that President Barack Obama would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize drew both praise from backers of the president and criticism from some of his harshest critics. Continue reading
Oct 09 Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for Changing Political Climate, Disarmament Push In a surprising turn, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday that President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to change the worldwide diplomatic atmosphere, his elicitation of hope and his push for nuclear disarmament. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch How the Peace Prize Could Affect Obama’s Presidency Judy Woodruff gets reactions from policy experts on President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize and discusses what the award means for his presidency. Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch Brooks, Marcus Discuss Potential Peace Prize Backfire, Rangel Controversy Columnists David Brooks and Ruth Marcus discuss the week's news, including the potential pitfalls in President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Continue watching