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Transcript: Interview: Irwin Abrams discusses what it means to be a Nobel Peace Prize nominee
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- December 5, 2005
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ROBERT SIEGEL
All Things Considered (NPR)
12-05-2005
Interview: Irwin Abrams discusses what it means to be a Nobel Peace Prize nominee
Host: ROBERT SIEGEL
Time: 9:00-10:00 PM
ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
Over the past week, you may have heard an odd pair of newsmakers described in the same way: Stanley "Tookie" Williams, the former gangster who's seeking clemency on California's death row, and Oprah Winfrey, who granted David Letterman clemency by finally appearing on his late-night TV show. According to various news stories, both of them, like George Bush, Tony Blair, Bono and Mordechai Vanunu, have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, which made us wonder: Just how exclusive a group is ...