I.N.N. World Report

Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo Thursday, becoming the first sitting U.S. president in 90 years and the third ever to win the prize. Just nine days after ordering 30,000 more U.S. troops into battle in Afghanistan, Obama said: “Negotiations cannot convince al-Qaida's leaders to lay down their arms.'' In awarding the prize to Obama, the Nobel panel cited his call for a world free of nuclear weapons, for a more engaged U.S. role in combating global warming, for his support of the UN and multilateral diplomacy and for broadly capturing the attention of the world and giving its people ''hope.'' Obama said: ''Compared to some of the giants of history who have received this prize ... my accomplishments are slight.” Protesters plastered posters around the city, featuring an Obama campaign poster altered to read: ''Change?'' Source