Nobel Peace Prize laureate U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle (wearing Calvin Klein) leave after the Nobel ceremony at the Oslo City Hall December 10, 2009. They are followed by Norwegian Nobel Institute Director Geir Lundestad. The United States must uphold moral standards when waging wars that are necessary and justified, Obama said on Thursday as he accepted the Nobel Prize for Peace.
First lady Michelle Obama removed dust from her husband Nobel Peace Prize laureate U.S. President Barack Obama's suit as Norway's King Harald looks on at the Royal Castle in Oslo December 10, 2009. Obama acknowledged criticism of his Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday but said he hoped it would subside if he succeeded in his goals, including cutting nuclear weapons and tackling climate change.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Nobel Peace Prize guest book as his wife Michelle, Norwegian Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjoern Jagland (back L) and committee member Sissel Roenbeck (R) look on at the Nobel Institute in Oslo December 10, 2009. Obama arrived in the Norwegian capital on Thursday to accept his Nobel Peace Prize amid criticism he does not deserve the accolade because of his Afghan war build-up and few foreign policy successes.
First lady Michelle Obama (wearing Lanvin) writes in the guest book of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo December 10, 2009. She arrived with her husband U.S. President Barack Obama in the Norwegian capital on Thursday to accept his Nobel Peace Prize.
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