Wed, 14 Oct, 2009 - 08:05
Four judges have spoken out to defend awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to US president Barack Obama.
In a rare public defence of a process normally shrouded in secrecy, the judges said Mr Obama’s selection was deserved and unanimous.
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CourtsHeathrowPlace: Strasbourg, FrancePlace: EuropePlace: White House Rose GardenPlace: NorwayPlace: United StatesPlace: Middle EastPerson: ObamaPerson: US PresidentPerson: Barack ObamaPerson: Thorbjorn JaglandPerson: JaglandPerson: BushPerson: Inger-Marie YtterhornPerson: YtterhornPerson: USPerson: Alfred NobelPerson: Aagot VallePerson: VallePerson: NobelPerson: Yasser ArafatPerson: Shimon PeresPerson: Yitzhak RabinPerson: Henry KissingerEvent: Vietnam WarOrganisation: Council of EuropeOrganisation: MuslimOrganisation: Nobel committeeOrganisation: US
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