STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Human rights activists from China and Russia are considered front-runners to win the Nobel Peace Prize next week, while bettors are putting their money on an Italian, a Syrian or an Israeli for the literature award.... ...full story at AP
from AP on Fri, Oct 03 2008
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