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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa189.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_wins_Nobel_Peace_Prize\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_wins_Nobel_Peace_Prize\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/en.wikinews.org\/wiki\/Barack_Obama_wins_Nobel_Peace_Prize","crawl_time":1774124777,"first_indexed_time":1435636868,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,wikinews!en,\/wiki\/Barack_Obama_wins_Nobel_Peace_Prize s443","src_root_hash":"16805363226576623389","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize - Wikinews, the free news source","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"From Wikinews, the free news source you can write!\nFriday, October 9, 2009\nU.S. President\nBarack Obama\nhas won the\n2009 Nobel Peace Prize\n. The Norwegian Nobel Committee stated the award was \"for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples.\"\nThe award is widely viewed as surprising given that Obama has only been in office for nine months, having been inaugurated in January this year. He is also only the third U.S. President to receive the prize whilst still in office, after\nTheodore Roosevelt\nand\nWoodrow Wilson\n.\nHead of the awarding committee, Thorbjørn Jagland, stated the prize was awarded so early \"because we would like to support what he is trying to achieve.\" He particularly praised Obama's work on nuclear disarmament.\nObama was said to be \"humbled\" by the award.\nThe Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded since 1901 by a committee elected by the Norwegian parliament. It was established by Swedish chemist\nAlfred Nobel\n, to be given to \"the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses.\"\nSources\nObama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize\n— \nBBC News Online\n, October 9, 2009\nPhilippe Naughton.\nBarack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize\n— \nTimes Online\n, October 9, 2009\nThis page is\narchived\n, and is no longer publicly editable.\nArticles presented on Wikinews reflect the specific time at which they were written and published, and do not attempt to encompass events or knowledge which occur or become known after their publication.\nGot a correction? 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Obama](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barack_Obama \"w:Barack Obama\") has won the [2009 Nobel Peace Prize](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Nobel_Peace_Prize \"w:2009 Nobel Peace Prize\"). The Norwegian Nobel Committee stated the award was \"for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples.\"\n\nThe award is widely viewed as surprising given that Obama has only been in office for nine months, having been inaugurated in January this year. He is also only the third U.S. President to receive the prize whilst still in office, after [Theodore Roosevelt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theodore_Roosevelt \"w:Theodore Roosevelt\") and [Woodrow Wilson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Woodrow_Wilson \"w:Woodrow Wilson\").\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| HAVE YOUR SAY | [![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/be\/Wikinews_commentary.svg\/20px-Wikinews_commentary.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikinews.org\/wiki\/File:Wikinews_commentary.svg) |\n| Do you think Obama deserves the prize? 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The Norwegian Nobel Committee stated the award was \"for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples.\"\n\nThe award is widely viewed as surprising given that Obama has only been in office for nine months, having been inaugurated in January this year. He is also only the third U.S. President to receive the prize whilst still in office, after [Theodore Roosevelt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theodore_Roosevelt \"w:Theodore Roosevelt\") and [Woodrow Wilson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Woodrow_Wilson \"w:Woodrow Wilson\").\n\nHead of the awarding committee, Thorbjørn Jagland, stated the prize was awarded so early \"because we would like to support what he is trying to achieve.\" He particularly praised Obama's work on nuclear disarmament.\n\nObama was said to be \"humbled\" by the award.\n\nThe Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded since 1901 by a committee elected by the Norwegian parliament. It was established by Swedish chemist [Alfred Nobel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfred_Nobel \"w:Alfred Nobel\"), to be given to \"the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses.\"\n\nSources\n\n- [Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize](http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/world\/europe\/8298580.stm) — *[BBC News Online](https:\/\/en.wikinews.org\/wiki\/BBC_News_Online \"BBC News Online\")*, October 9, 2009\n- Philippe Naughton. 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Boilerpipe Text	From Wikinews, the free news source you can write! Friday, October 9, 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize . The Norwegian Nobel Committee stated the award was "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples." The award is widely viewed as surprising given that Obama has only been in office for nine months, having been inaugurated in January this year. He is also only the third U.S. President to receive the prize whilst still in office, after Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson . Head of the awarding committee, Thorbjørn Jagland, stated the prize was awarded so early "because we would like to support what he is trying to achieve." He particularly praised Obama's work on nuclear disarmament. Obama was said to be "humbled" by the award. The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded since 1901 by a committee elected by the Norwegian parliament. It was established by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel , to be given to "the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses." Sources Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize — BBC News Online , October 9, 2009 Philippe Naughton. Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize — Times Online , October 9, 2009 This page is archived , and is no longer publicly editable. Articles presented on Wikinews reflect the specific time at which they were written and published, and do not attempt to encompass events or knowledge which occur or become known after their publication. Got a correction? Add the template {{ editprotected }} to the talk page along with your corrections, and it will be brought to the attention of the administrators . Please note that due to our archival policy , we will not alter or update the content of articles that are archived, but will only accept requests to make grammatical and formatting corrections. Note that some listed sources or external links may no longer be available online due to age. The text of this article is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License This page is archived , and is no longer publicly editable. Articles presented on Wikinews reflect the specific time at which they were written and published, and do not attempt to encompass events or knowledge which occur or become known after their publication. Got a correction? Add the template {{ editprotected }} to the talk page along with your corrections, and it will be brought to the attention of the administrators . Please note that due to our archival policy , we will not alter or update the content of articles that are archived, but will only accept requests to make grammatical and formatting corrections. Note that some listed sources or external links may no longer be available online due to age. The text of this article is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License
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Friday, October 9, 2009 [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Official_portrait_of_Barack_Obama.jpg/250px-Official_portrait_of_Barack_Obama.jpg)](https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Barack_Obama.jpg) U.S. President [Barack Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama "w:Barack Obama") has won the [2009 Nobel Peace Prize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Nobel_Peace_Prize "w:2009 Nobel Peace Prize"). The Norwegian Nobel Committee stated the award was "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples." The award is widely viewed as surprising given that Obama has only been in office for nine months, having been inaugurated in January this year. He is also only the third U.S. President to receive the prize whilst still in office, after [Theodore Roosevelt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt "w:Theodore Roosevelt") and [Woodrow Wilson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson "w:Woodrow Wilson"). \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| HAVE YOUR SAY \| [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Wikinews_commentary.svg/20px-Wikinews_commentary.svg.png)](https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Wikinews_commentary.svg) \| \| Do you think Obama deserves the prize? What is your opinion? \| \| \| [Add or view comments](https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Comments:Barack_Obama_wins_Nobel_Peace_Prize "Comments:Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize") \| \| Head of the awarding committee, Thorbjørn Jagland, stated the prize was awarded so early "because we would like to support what he is trying to achieve." He particularly praised Obama's work on nuclear disarmament. Obama was said to be "humbled" by the award. The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded since 1901 by a committee elected by the Norwegian parliament. It was established by Swedish chemist [Alfred Nobel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel "w:Alfred Nobel"), to be given to "the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses." Have an opinion on this story? [Share it\!](https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Comments:Barack_Obama_wins_Nobel_Peace_Prize "Comments:Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize") ## Sources - [Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8298580.stm) — [BBC News Online](https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/BBC_News_Online "BBC News Online"), October 9, 2009 - Philippe Naughton. 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Readable Markdown	From Wikinews, the free news source you can write\! Friday, October 9, 2009 [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Official_portrait_of_Barack_Obama.jpg/250px-Official_portrait_of_Barack_Obama.jpg)](https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Barack_Obama.jpg) U.S. President [Barack Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama "w:Barack Obama") has won the [2009 Nobel Peace Prize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Nobel_Peace_Prize "w:2009 Nobel Peace Prize"). The Norwegian Nobel Committee stated the award was "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples." The award is widely viewed as surprising given that Obama has only been in office for nine months, having been inaugurated in January this year. He is also only the third U.S. President to receive the prize whilst still in office, after [Theodore Roosevelt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt "w:Theodore Roosevelt") and [Woodrow Wilson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson "w:Woodrow Wilson"). Head of the awarding committee, Thorbjørn Jagland, stated the prize was awarded so early "because we would like to support what he is trying to achieve." He particularly praised Obama's work on nuclear disarmament. Obama was said to be "humbled" by the award. The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded since 1901 by a committee elected by the Norwegian parliament. It was established by Swedish chemist [Alfred Nobel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel "w:Alfred Nobel"), to be given to "the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses." Sources - [Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8298580.stm) — [BBC News Online](https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/BBC_News_Online "BBC News Online"), October 9, 2009 - Philippe Naughton. [Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6867664.ece) — [Times Online](https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Times_Online "Times Online"), October 9, 2009 \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Padlock-silver-medium.svg/40px-Padlock-silver-medium.svg.png)](https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Padlock-silver-medium.svg) \| This page is [archived](https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Archive_conventions "Wikinews:Archive conventions"), and is no longer publicly editable. 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