http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/list/news/national/ en The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher.]]> President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation. ]]> The House raced Friday to pass legislation pouring an additional $2 billion into the popular - but financially strapped - "cash for clunkers" car purchase program. ]]>