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Donald Trump's obsession with winning the Nobel Peace Prize next month may have hit a hitch -- the stubborn independence of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which insisted to AFP that it cannot be ...

Donald Trump has made it clear he wants the prestigious accolade since returning to the White House in January. (EPA Images pic) Donald Trump’s obsession with winning the Nobel Peace Prize next month ...

US President Donald Trump’s obsession with winning the Nobel Peace Prize next month may have hit a hitch — the stubborn independence of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which insists to AFP that it ...

(Andrew Harnik/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP) Donald Trump's obsession with winning the Nobel Peace Prize next month may have hit a hitch -- the stubborn independence of the ...

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