Geldof and Bono tipped to win Nobel Peace Prize

[demobrit]

OSLO - Irish rock stars Bob Geldof and Bono are among the bookmakers' tips to win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, alongside more orthodox candidates like campaigners against nuclear arms or a peace broker for Indonesia.

Experts are divided about whether the secretive five-member committee would dare to broaden the scope of the $1.3 million award in 2005 to honor Geldof or Bono, who have campaigned for years to ease hunger and poverty in Africa.


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[kenny blankenship]

1. I guess that's indicative

of how little peace has been mongered by elected public figures of late.
sad, really.

[daleo]

2. It would make a lot more sense than Kissinger did.

In fact, it would make a lot of sense. The only drawback is the possibility of the award going celebrity happy in the future.

[applegrove]

3. They worked hard. They got some results when * could no longer put it off.