She was a social worker and the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Mr Liu's sentence of 11 years in prison for subversion helped him win the Nobel peace prize, to China's fury.

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Dr. Norman Borlaug is one of only three Americans to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize, the Congressional Gold Medal (America's highest civilian honor) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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For an American president to win the Nobel Peace Prize can only be good for the U.S. The Republican right needs to understand that and not repeat its performance of last week.

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