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The Nobel Peace Prize and International Politics
Last year it was Barack Obama. This year it's imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. We hear about the Nobel Peace Prize, who gets it and why. Also, the Bank of America halts its foreclosures across the US, and the legacy of John Lennon.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenLast year it was Barack Obama. This year it's imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. We hear about the Nobel Peace Prize, who gets it and why. Also, the Bank of America halts its foreclosures across the US. On Reporter's Notebook, if he hadn't been killed 30 years ago, John Lennon would have been 70 years old tomorrow. We hear about the many ways he is being remembered.
Banner image: Protestors demonstrate to free Liu Xiaobo, who won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, near the China Liason Office in Hong Kong on October 8, 2010. Photo: Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images
