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Peace Prize May Return To Activist Roots
Oct 9th, 2009 - CBS News
Activists from Colombia, Jordan and Afghanistan working to resolve armed conflicts and a Chinese dissident are at the center of speculation as contenders for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. As always...
Pa. soccer mom who became gun-rights activist and her husband shot in apparent murder-suicide
Oct 8th, 2009 - baltimoresun
LEBANON, Pa. (AP) - A suburban mother who fought in court for the right to openly carry a loaded handgun at her daughter's youth soccer game was fatally shot Wednesday...PREVIEW-Nobel Peace prize seeks return to activist roots
Oct 7th, 2009 - Reuters
* Rights activists top list of Nobel Peace Prize candidates * Field wide open, Obama and Sarkozy among candidates * Committee seen cool on Chinese, Russian dissidents * Winner to be announced on Friday, Oct...
Chechnya's president wins defamation lawsuit
Oct 6th, 2009 - San Jose Mercury News
MOSCOW—Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Tuesday won a defamation lawsuit against a rights activist who blamed him for the killing of a colleague whose murder sparked international outrage...Russian activist in court over Chechen lawsuit
Sep 25th, 2009 - kansascity
A Russian rights activist is defending himself in court against a defamation lawsuit brought by Chechnya's president. Oleg Orlov accused Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov...



