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Article: Eyes on the prize: Nobel Peace Prize shrouded in myth, mystery and misconceptions
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- October 7, 2004
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DOUG MELLGREN, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
10-07-2004
Dateline: OSLO, Norway
An award that generates as much interest as the Nobel Peace Prize is bound to be surrounded by mystery, myth and misconceptions. The 2004 prize, which will be announced Friday in Oslo, is creating its share of speculation, wishful thinking and guesses.
Geir Lundestad, secretary of the secretive committee that awards the prize, once addressed some of the most common misunderstandings for The Associated Press:
_ Myth 1: The awards committee announces a list of possible winners.
Wrong. The committee, with a strong tradition of not leaking, does not release the names of any candidates, and keeps records sealed ...