Obama accepts peace Nobel, defends "just war" (Reuters)



President Barack Obama announces funding of $600 million awards to the construction and renovation of 85 community health centers and the implementation of electronic health records, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington December 9, 2009. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama defended the right of the United States to wage “just wars” as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday, acknowledging that as a wartime president he was a controversial choice.

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