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Nobel Peace Prize Shock Intervention Alters Betting Odds
Saturday 02 October 2010 at 09:24
 The normally peaceful Nobel Peace Prize Awards were thrown into betting confusion after a reported intervention by a Chinese government official.
The director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute says a high-ranking Chinese official has warned him that giving the peace prize this year to a Chinese dissident would harm relations between Norway and China.
The favourite at 6/1 with Paddy Power is Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese human rights activist who is currently languishing in jail for his support of political reform in China. Liu Xiaobo was sentenced to eleven years and winning the Nobel Peace Prize would highlight his and the Charter08 struggle for reform.
If the Norwegians do buckle under the alleged pressure then maybe Morgan Tsvangirai the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe at odds of 8/1 with Paddy Power may well be the beneficiary. He has been the main opposition to President Robert Mugabe and has tried to orchestrate change within Zimbabwe. He has received little support from other African leaders but has not been diverted and continues to oppose the Mugabe regime.
Paddy Power quote twenty individuals and organisations in their Nobel Peace Prize betting including former world leaders Bill Clinton at 18/1 and Tony Blair at 80/1. One price that may be too big with Paddy Power is the 9/1 on offer for the founders of the internet Vincent Cerf and Tim Berners-Lee.
For a full list of Nobel Peace Prize nominations and odds visit Paddy Power who currently offer £100 in free bets.The Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced on Friday the 8th of October.
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