Obama to donate Nobel prize money to charity
The US President, Mr Barack Obama, who has been awarded with the Nobel Peace prize for 2009 would donate his prize money, about $ 1.4 million, to charity, White House has said.
"Mr Obama mentioned specifically to me on Friday that the prize money would be donated to charity," White House spokesman, Mr Robert Gibbs told the reporters at his daily press briefing. Mr Gibbs, however, said that the US President has not told anybody to what charities the money would go. "There will be a process to evaluate that, from his perspective. I assume it will be many different charities.
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"Mr Obama mentioned specifically to me on Friday that the prize money would be donated to charity," White House spokesman, Mr Robert Gibbs told the reporters at his daily press briefing. Mr Gibbs, however, said that the US President has not told anybody to what charities the money would go. "There will be a process to evaluate that, from his perspective. I assume it will be many different charities.
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