RAW VIDEO: Clinton Praises EU's Nobel Prize

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated the European Union on winning the Nobel Peace Prize at a press conference on Friday, and addressed the investigation of the death of ambassador Chris Stevens and others in Libya, saying the government still "does not have a complete picture" of the attack. 

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SHOTLIST: WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 12, 2012, SOURCE: US STATE DEPARTMENT **NO RESALE for non-editorial purposes** SOUNDBITE 1 Hillary Clinton (woman), US Secretary of State (English, 26 sec): "Let me congratulate the European Union on its Nobel Peace Prize. Certainly it's quite remarkable to see how unified and peaceful Europe is in the 21st century and that did not happen by coincidence. It happened because of the very hard work and dedication of leaders and citizens across Europe." - shot of Hillary Clinton walking into press conference with Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata - exit from press conference ------------------------------- AFP TEXT STORY: Nobel-peace-award-EU-US Clinton congratulates EU on Nobel peace prize WASHINGTON, Oct 12, 2012 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated the European Union on winning the Nobel Peace Prize Friday, saying it reflected the bloc's hard work in striving for unity. "Let me congratulate the European Union on its Nobel peace prize. Certainly it's quite remarkable to see how unified and peaceful Europe is in the 21st century and that did not happen by coincidence," Clinton said. "It happened because of the very hard work and dedication of leaders and citizens across Europe," she added, after talks with Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata. The Nobel committee on Friday awarded its top prize to the European Union, an institution wracked by the euro crisis but credited with bringing more than half a century of peace to a continent ripped apart by two world wars. "The union and its forerunners have for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe," Nobel Committee president Thorbjoern Jagland said in Oslo. European Union President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso described the award as "a tremendous honor." The prize was "not just for the project and the institutions embodying a common interest, but for the 500 million citizens living in our union," they said in a statement.