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Landmark Legal Foundation Nominates
For 2007
Limbaugh called “the foremost advocate for freedom and democracy in the
world today”
(LEESBURG,
VA)…Landmark Legal Foundation today nominated nationally syndicated radio talk
show host
Limbaugh,
whose daily radio show is heard by more than 20 million people on more than 600
radio stations in the United States and around the world, was nominated for the
prestigious award for his “nearly two decades of tireless efforts to promote
liberty, equality and opportunity for all humankind, regardless of race, creed,
economic stratum or national origin. These
are the only real cornerstones of just and lasting peace throughout the world,”
said
“
The Nobel
Peace Prize, which is given by a committee of the Norwegian Storting (the
Norwegian Parliament), was created by inventor Alfred Nobel in his will in 1896
to be given to the individual or organization who “shall have done the most or
the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of
standing armies and for the holding of peace congresses.” The first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in
1901 to
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Should Limbaugh become the 2007 Nobel Laureate for Peace, he will receive the Nobel Peace Prize medal and a cash award of $10 million Norwegian Kroner (approximately $1.6 million). The prize would be presented at a ceremony in the Oslo City Hall presided over by King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway on December 10, 2007, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death. As the 2007 Nobel Laureate for Peace, Limbaugh would deliver the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Lecture at that ceremony.
Founded in
1976, Landmark Legal Foundation is the leading conservative public interest law
firm in the United States.
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Chairman,
Norwegian Nobel Institute
NO-0255
Oslo, Norway
Dear
Landmark
Legal Foundation herewith submits the name of
We are
offering this nomination for
Thank you for your thoughtful and serious consideration of this nomination. Should you require additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
President