(CNN) – President Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. [cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/WORLD/europe/10/09/nobel.peace.prize/art.obamablackcaucus.gi.jpg caption="Less than nine months into his presidency, Barack Obama has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize."] The first African-American to win the White House, Obama was praised by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen … Continue reading Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize