Time for Obama to justify his Nobel Peace Prize

Once November’s elections for Congress are over, the Obama administration will begin its final governing quarter, which would be the last term for the president to pressure Israel and the Palestinians back into negotiations, and earn his Nobel Prize.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate U.S. President Barack Obama listens to a performance during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at Oslo City Hall December 10, 2009. The Nobel committee is awarding the peace prize to Obama for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" and cited his push for nuclear disarmament. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (NORWAY) - RTXRP1N
Nobel Peace Prize laureate US President Barack Obama listens to a performance during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at Oslo City Hall, Dec. 10, 2009. - REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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