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NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES ATTEND PEACEJAM

Nine Nobel Peace Prize Laureates (L-R) Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta of East Timor, Shirin Ebadi of Iran, The Dalai Lama of Tibet, Jody Williams of the USA, Rigoberta Menchu Tum of Guatemala, Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, Aldolpho Perez Esquivel of Argentina, Betty Williams of Ireland, and Mairead Corrigan Maguire of Ireland appear during a press conference to begin the tenth anniversary of PeaceJam at the University of Denver September 15, 2006 in Denver. The event will host ten Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in the largest gathering of Laureates outside of Oslo, Norway. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey)

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