White House says Obama to donate entire $1.4 million Nobel cash award to charity

October 9th, 2009 Obama wakes early to news of Nobel winWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama was woken up a little before 6 a.m. with the news that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize.

October 9th, 2009 Carter: Obama's Nobel 'bold statement' of supportWASHINGTON — Former President Jimmy Carter says the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Barack Obama is a "bold statement of international support for his vision and commitment." Carter won the peace prize himself in 2002, two decades after leaving office. In a statement, he described the Nobel committee's decision Friday as support for Obama's work toward peace and harmony in international relations.

October 9th, 2009 Obama's daughters: Close call with Nobel scoopWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's daughters barely missed breaking the news to their dad about Nobel Peace Prize. Ten-year-old Malia and 8-year-old Sasha came to the Oval Office a bit after White House press secretary Robert Gibbs telephoned Obama with the news.

October 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A "surprised and deeply humbled" President Barack Obama said Friday he would accept the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize "as a call to action". "I am both surprised and deeply humbled" by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, a beaming Obama said in brief remarks in the White House Rose Garden.

October 9th, 2009 Obama says he'll accept Nobel as 'call to action'WASHINGTON — A beaming President Barack Obama said Friday he was both honored and humbled to win the Nobel Peace Prize and would accept it as a "call to action" to work with other nations to solve the world's most pressing problems. Obama told reporters in the White House Rose Garden that he wasn't sure he had done enough to earn the award, or deserved to be in the company of the "transformative figures" who had won it before him.

October 9th, 2009 Obama lauds Peace Prize, says work just startedWASHINGTON — A beaming President Barack Obama says he's honored to win the Nobel Peace Prize, but says he isn't sure he's done enough to earn it. Appearing in the Rose Garden Friday, Obama acknowledged he was "both surprised and deeply humbled" to win the award.

October 9th, 2009 Gibbs wakes up Obama with news of NobelWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama woke up to the news that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize a little before 6 a.m. Press secretary Robert Gibbs learned from reporters that Obama had won the 2009 prize, and telephoned the White House early Friday to pass along the news to his boss.

September 15th, 2009 Obama to give Mass. soldier Medal of HonorWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is giving his first Medal of Honor to a soldier who sacrificed his life saving a comrade in Afghanistan.

August 4th, 2009 White House stands by decision to honor RobinsonWASHINGTON — The White House is standing by its decision to award a Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Irish President Mary Robinson. Some Jewish groups say Ireland's first female president is biased against Israel.

May 10th, 2009 Chance for Obama to jab at DC's establishmentWASHINGTON — It's a chance for President Barack Obama to jab at the Washington establishment and perhaps chide his critics. The White House Correspondents' Association's annual black-tie dinner got underway Saturday night with a mix of politicians, celebrities and journalists attending.

May 5th, 2009 Journalist dinner proceeds going to charityWASHINGTON — Proceeds from the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday will help feed the hungry as well as funding journalism scholarships as the group has traditionally done, the press association announced. In recognition of hard times in the country, the association will skip formal dessert for the 2,700 dinner guests and donate the money saved, $13,140, to the Washington-based charity So Others Might Eat.

April 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle reported income of more than $2.6 million in 2008, documents released by the White House showed Wednesday. The vast majority of the $2,656,902 million reported by the Obama's came from proceeds from the president's book sales, the White House said.

April 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman has asked his fans through Twitter to tell him about their favorite charities, so that he can donate to the most needy one. Hugh intends to give a whopping 100,000 dollars to the most worthwhile charity organization.

March 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Former Atomic Kitten member Kerry Katona has had her breast implants removed from eBay as they were unauthorized. Katona, 28, had apparently put the implants up on the auction site to raise funds for charity breastcancercampaign.org, but now they have been removed due to too many legal issues.

March 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hugh Hefner's twin girlfriends, Karissa and Kristina Shannon, were refused the chance to donate their hair for charity, because their bleached blonde locks were 'too over-processed'. The poor quality of the twins' hair was revealed after 2008's "Playmate of the Year" Jayde Nicole encouraged other playmates to donate their hair toward raising cancer awareness through her charity 'Lengths for Love'.