Israeli Nobel nominee Vanunu asks panel to disregard him
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A Nobel Peace Prize official says Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu wants jurors to disregard his nomination for the 2010 award.
Permanent secretary Geir Lundestad says Vanunu sent a letter saying he doesn't want an award previously given to Israeli President Shimon Peres. Lundestad says the letter refers to Peres - who shared the 1994 prize when he was foreign minister - as the father of Israel's secret nuclear weapons program. (AP)
