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Article: Eyes on the prize: Nobel Peace Prize shrouded in myth
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- October 6, 2005
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DOUG MELLGREN, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
10-06-2005
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.
Geir Lundestad, secretary of the secretive committee that awards the prize, once addressed some of the most common misunderstandings for The Associated Press:
_ Myth: The awards committee announces a short list of candidates.
The committee does not release the names of any candidates and keeps records sealed for 50 years.
_ Myth: A campaign for a particular candidate can sway the awards committee.
It could have the opposite effect on the fiercely independent committee, which does ...