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Article: Carter accepts Nobel Peace Prize, warns against engaging in war.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- December 10, 2002
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Byline: Carlin Romano
OSLO, Norway _ And then there's the American president Europeans just adore.
Former President Jimmy Carter, accepted his 2002 Nobel Peace Prize here Tuesday in the bright aquamarine auditorium of this city's imposing City Hall.
He took the high-profile opportunity offered by the Norwegian Nobel Committee to draw sharp contrasts between his own conciliatory approach to international affairs and the drums-of-war strategy of the Bush administration.
In what appeared a direct response to recent White House statements explaining that the U.S. might have to forcibly disarm Iraq "for the sake of peace," Carter quoted ...