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Iranian authorities have confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi’s medal.The seizure of her prize is an expression of the Iranian government’s harsh approach to anyone it considers an opponent.
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FILE - Poet and writer Carol Ann Duffy poses with her book ‘Meeting Midnight’, in this Jan. 25, 2000 file photo. Britain Friday May 1, 2009, awarded the role of national poet laureate to Duffy - the first woman to hold a post that has been filled by...
