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Only two other sitting U.S. presidents have received the prize, and Mr. Obama, 48, has only been in office for nine months.At the Nobel news conference, some journalists in the room gasped audibly. When presidential adviser David Axelrod was questioned about the White House reaction, he said they were also shocked.The presiden stanley cup t was informed by his press secretary, Robert Gibbs, around 6 a.m. Gibbs described the president as feeling humbled.This is not how I expected to wake up this morning, President Obama joked as he began his remarks about the announcement Friday morning in the Rose Garden at the White House.To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who ;ve been honored by this prize men and women who ;ve inspired me and inspired the enti stanley cup re world through their courageous pursuit of peace, the president said.But Mr. Obama said he felt the prize was more of an affirmation of American leadership on important is stanley cup sues and recognized that the prize has sometimes been used to motivate and spur action, and that he would accept the award as a call to action, a call for all nations to confront the common challenges of the 21st century.President Obama spoke about the threat of nuclear warfare, the dangers of climate change, the necessity of ending religious and racial discrimination, and urged peace in the Mideast.This award is not simp Gzjc WATCH: House Armed Services holds hearing on racial disparities in military justice system
Christmas arrived around the world Saturday amid a surge in COVID-19 infections that kept many families apart, overwhelmed hospitals and curbed religious observances as the pandemic was poised to stretch into a third year.Yet, there were homilies of hope, as vaccines and other treatments become more available.Pope Francis used his Christmas address to pray for some of those vaccines to reach the poorest countries. While wealthy countries have inoculated as much as 90% of their adult populations, 8.9% of Af stanley cup ricas people are fully jabbed, m adidas campus aking it the worlds least-vaccinated continent.Only a few thousand well-wishers turned out for his noontime address and blessing, but even that was better than jordan last year, when Italys Christmas lockdown forced Francis indoors for the annual Urbi et Orbi To the city and the world speech. Grant health to the infirm and inspire all men and women of goodwill to seek the best ways possible to overcome the current health crisis and its effects, Francis said from the loggia of St. Peters Basilica. Open hearts to ensure that necessary medical care 鈥?and vaccines in particular 鈥?are provided to those peoples who need them most. In the United States, many churches canceled in-person services, but for those that did have in-person worship, clerics reported smaller but significant attendance. Our hopes for a normal Christmas have been tempered by Omicron this year 鈥?still filled with uncertainties and threats that overshadow us, the Re |
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