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Chinese dissidents miss out on Nobel peace prize

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday, but this year the news was as much about who didn't get the award.... ...full story at AP

from AP on Fri, Oct 10 2008

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