The Nobel Peace Prize’s relationship to peace has always been dubious, dating back to its origin by Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite. The film “Cold Turkey” alluded to Nobel using the prize to r ...

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After having escaped her country in secret, Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado said Thursday that she got help from the U.S. government to leave hiding in Venezuela and collect her award.