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Each award is decided by separate institutions which form assemblies to select the actual prize recipients. Some prizes (medicine) require Nobel assembly members to remain active in their fields, while others (literature) appoint members for life. The Peace Prize is actually decided by five members of the Norwegian parliament. Nobel Prize winners must be living; there are no posthumous awards. Each year, the Nobel committees distribute nomination forms to an undisclosed number of recipients - past winners, prominent institutions, respected members of the field - who are allowed to choose as many nominees as they want. Self-nomination is not permitted...
...Illinois reels from the lurid revelations about its governor, the state's politicians are scrambling to figure out what to do about Obama's replacement in the Senate. Despite all the damning charges, Blagojevich still currently has the power to appoint that person. Unless he steps down or he is impeached or convicted, the state constitution gives him, and him alone, that authority. It's possible that the Senate could refuse to seat a Blagojevich appointment, but no one wants to let it go that far. By late Tuesday, it seemed likely that the state legislature would convene a special...
...Empire State and its new governor, David Paterson, who will appoint Clinton's successor, there's a lot more to consider than just the Kennedy name - and the Kennedy family cheering section. A Dec. 9 Marist poll found that 25% of New York residents think Paterson should pick Kennedy vs. 25% favoring Andrew Cuomo, with the rest either divided among other candidates or "unsure." The poll also indicated the regional dynamic that Paterson faces; Kennedy polls stronger among New York City residents (29%) than upstate New Yorkers (22%). (See pictures of Robert F. Kennedy...
...Note: On Tuesday, Gov. Blagojevich was taken into custody on a U.S. District Court complaint of trying to take advantage of his leverage to appoint a U.S. Senator to fill Barack Obama's seat; it also said the governor tried to coerce the Chicago Tribune into firing staffers critical of the governor, in exchange for "millions of dollars" in assistance from the state of Illinois. The Tribune Company filed for bankruptcy this week...
...Bush Administration, leery of adding yet another taxpayer bailout to its already shaky legacy, has been unwilling to step in, appoint a car czar and negotiate a solution to the problem. The incoming Obama Administration is expecting such talks to fall to it, but the automakers, especially GM, have warned they cannot wait. "I believe that we could lose General Motors by the end of this month," said Ron Gettelfinger, head of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, which announced Wednesday that it would be willing to sacrifice job-security provisions and financing for retiree health care to save...