President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize with a speech on the need for war. "We can understand that there will be war, and still strive for peace," he said.
OSLO, Norway, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will arrive in Oslo, Norway, Dec. 9 to accept his Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Institute director said.
President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch