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"On the Issues: Media, Freedom of Information, and the Public #39;s Right to Know" featured the attorney for Edward Snowden, the ACLU #39;s Ben Wizner; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Dan Bice;...

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STOCKHOLM: Nobel prize season starts Monday (Oct 6) with speculation rife that the peace prize could go to US whistleblower Edward Snowden, Pakistani girls' education campaigner Malala Yousafzai, or perhaps Pope Francis.

Last year, the physics prize awarded to Peter Higgs and Francois Englert for the Higgs particle was widely predicted, but Nobel pundits and bookmakers tend to focus more on who will get the prestigious peace and literature awards.

This year saw a record 278 peace prize nominations and, while the list is secret, some names have been revealed by their sponsors, including US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who was nominated by two Norwegian members of parliament.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) is one of few experts to publish an annual shortlist of likely winners, even if he has yet to predict one accurately. This year he ranked Snowden second place - behind Pope Francis - for exposing the extent of US electronic surveillance. However, he acknowledged that the former intelligence analyst would be a controversial choice as "many continue to see him as a traitor and a criminal".

Nonetheless the five members of the Nobel Committee could award Snowden - considered a fugitive by the US and living in exile in Russia - to "underline the independence of the Nobel Committee" from the Norwegian and US authorities, according to Nobeliana.com, a website run by leading Norwegian Nobel historians.

'TOO CONTROVERSIAL'

Others have rubbished the Snowden speculation. "It would be really courageous to give it to Snowden," Robert Haardh, head of Stockholm-based Civil Rights Defenders told AFP. "But judging from the past, I can't see that coming. It's too controversial - and Scandinavians are too fond of the (United) States."

Pope Francis - topping bookmaker Paddy Power's list with 9/4 odds - would be another controversial choice. "The massively unjust global distribution of wealth is detrimental to peace... Pope Francis has brought attention to the fate of the poor, and the need for a new approach to development and economic redistribution," according to the PRIO director's prediction.

Critics point out that a papal Nobel would cause a similar outcry to US President Barack Obama's 2009 Nobel - less than a year into his presidency - which led to complaints that he was awarded for potential good deeds in the future rather than anything he had achieved.

Other favourites, also tipped last year, were 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai - the Pakistani activist for girls' right to education who was wounded by the Taliban in 2012 - and Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege.

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OSLO, Norway, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Pope Francis, Malala Yousafzai and Edward Snowden are just a few of the names in the running to win the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.

Awarded to an individual or group who's efforts are devoted to global harmony and raising humanity's overall quality of life, the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced on October 10.

In addition to Pope Francis, Yousafzai and Snowden, other leading candidates include the International Space Station partnership, Uruguay President Jos Mujica, a Japanese peace group that opposes militarization in the Asian nation, Chelsea Manning, Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, and Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege, among others.

Bookmakers William Hill Plc. and Paddy Power Plc. and both favor Pope Francis as the winner, while Nobel Peace Prize analysts Nobeliana veiw Malala and Snowden as the front runners.

"A peace prize to the pope would be award for 'doing the job he is supposed to do,'" notes Nobeliana.

"Pope Francis should not be rewarded for doing his job. Such a prize would also be a prize for hope and good intentions, precisely why the peace prize to president Obama was strongly criticized."

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Pope Francis, Malala Yousafzai and Edward Snowden amoung Nobel Peace Prize candidates

File photo of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. (Agence France-Presse)

Last year, the physics prize awarded to Peter Higgs and Francois Englert for the Higgs particle was widely predicted, but Nobel pundits and bookmakers tend to focus more on who will get the prestigious peace and literature awards.

This year saw a record 278 peace prize nominations and, while the list is secret, some names have been revealed by their sponsors, including US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who was nominated by two Norwegian members of parliament.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) is one of few experts to publish an annual shortlist of likely winners, even if he has yet to predict one accurately.

Nonetheless the five members of the Nobel Committee could award Mr Snowden, considered a fugitive by the US and living in exile in Russia to "underline the independence of the Nobel Committee" from the Norwegian and US authorities, according to Nobeliana.com, a website run by leading Norwegian Nobel historians.

'Too controversial'

Others have rubbished the Mr Snowden speculation.

"It would be really courageous to give it to Mr Snowden," Robert Haardh, head of Stockholm-based Civil Rights Defenders told AFP.

"But judging from the past, I can't see that coming. It's too controversial and Scandinavians are too fond of the (United) States."

Pope Francis, topping bookmaker Paddy Power's list with 9/4 odds would be another controversial choice.

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Whistleblower Edward Snowden, Pope Tipped for 2014 Nobel Prizes

A five-member committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize could be deciding between Pope Francis, Edward Snowden and student activistMalala Yousufzai. Norway is rumored to be considering a diverse roster of finalists for the 2014 Nobel Prize winner, according to media reports.

The prestigious award granted by Norwegian politicians will be announced Oct. 10. Nobel Peace Prize winners are almost always controversial, but a win for Snowden could be especially divisive amid an international debate over whether the whistleblower should be recognized for disclosing secret surveillance programs. Snowden was nominated for the prize by Sverre Valen, a Norwegian lawmaker, according to the Associated Press.

The Obama administration has accused Snowden of espionage after he leaked documents about a secret National Security Agency surveillance program in 2013.President Barack Obama himself won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, just months after becoming the nation's first black president.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, a prominent Nobel-watcher and head of the PRIO peace institute in Oslo, said his guesses for this year's potential winner includeinclude Snowden, Yousafzai and Pope Francis.Other favorites include Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Russian media outlets such asNovaya Gazeta, according to Bloomberg.

Last year, the Organization for the Prohibition ofChemical Weapons won the honor for its mission to wipe out Syrias chemical weapons stocks.The award, along with honors in literature, physics, medicine and chemistry,was established in 1895 by Alfred Nobel. The peace award is the only Nobel Prize not awarded in the Swedish capital of Stockholm.

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Nobel Prize 2014: Edward Snowden, Pope Francis And Malala Yousafzai Vying For Peace Award?

A five-member committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize could be deciding between Pope Francis, Edward Snowden and student activistMalala Yousufzai. Norway is rumored to be considering a diverse roster of finalists for the 2014 Nobel Prize winner, according to media reports.

The prestigious award granted by Norwegian politicians will be announced Oct. 10. Nobel Peace Prize winners are almost always controversial, but a win for Snowden could be especially divisive amid an international debate over whether the whistleblower should be recognized for disclosing secret surveillance programs. Snowden was nominated for the prize by Sverre Valen, a Norwegian lawmaker, according to the Associated Press.

The Obama administration has accused Snowden of espionage after he leaked documents about a secret National Security Agency surveillance program in 2013.President Barack Obama himself won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, just months after becoming the nation's first black president.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, a prominent Nobel-watcher and head of the PRIO peace institute in Oslo, said his guesses for this year's potential winner includeinclude Snowden, Yousafzai and Pope Francis.Other favorites include Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Russian media outlets such asNovaya Gazeta, according to Bloomberg.

Last year, the Organization for the Prohibition ofChemical Weapons won the honor for its mission to wipe out Syrias chemical weapons stocks.The award, along with honors in literature, physics, medicine and chemistry,was established in 1895 by Alfred Nobel. The peace award is the only Nobel Prize not awarded in the Swedish capital of Stockholm.

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Nobel Prize 2014: Edward Snowden, Pope Francis And Malala Yousufzai Vying For Peace Award?

STOCKHOLM: Nobel prize season starts Monday with speculation rife that the peace prize could go to US whistleblower Edward Snowden, Pakistani girls' education campaigner Malala Yousafzai, or perhaps Pope Francis.

Last year, the physics prize awarded to Peter Higgs and Francois Englert for the Higgs particle was widely predicted, but Nobel pundits and bookmakers tend to focus more on who will get the prestigious peace and literature awards.

This year saw a record 278 peace prize nominations and, while the list is secret, some names have been revealed by their sponsors, including US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who was nominated by two Norwegian members of parliament.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) is one of few experts to publish an annual shortlist of likely winners, even if he has yet to predict one accurately.

This year he ranked Snowden second place -- behind Pope Francis -- for exposing the extent of US electronic surveillance. However, he acknowledged that the former intelligence analyst would be a controversial choice as "many continue to see him as a traitor and a criminal".

Nonetheless the five members of the Nobel Committee could award Snowden -- considered a fugitive by the US and living in exile in Russia -- to "underline the independence of the Nobel Committee" from the Norwegian and US authorities, according to Nobeliana.com, a website run by leading Norwegian Nobel historians.

Others have rubbished the Snowden speculation. "It would be really courageous to give it to Snowden," Robert Haardh, head of Stockholm-based Civil Rights Defenders told AFP.

"But judging from the past, I can't see that coming. It's too controversial -- and Scandinavians are too fond of the (United) States."

Pope Francis -- topping bookmaker Paddy Power's list with 9/4 odds -- would be another controversial choice.

"The massively unjust global distribution of wealth is detrimental to peace... Pope Francis has brought attention to the fate of the poor, and the need for a new approach to development and economic redistribution," according to the PRIO director's prediction.

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