STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- The nomination deadline for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize closed Wednesday amid renewed criticism that the award committee has drifted away from the selection criteria established by prize founder Alfred Nobel....
Nobel Peace Prize Jury Under Investigation
By KARL RITTER, Associated Press
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 9:50am
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