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Obama Weighs War and Peace in Oslo Speech

By Keith Koffler
Roll Call Staff
Dec. 10, 2009, 9:19 a.m.

In strikingly tough-minded language, President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Thursday, mixing a call for peace and idealism with a stark reminder that he commands the U.S. military and that war is sometimes necessary.

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