Nobel for Peace goes to three women

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Nobel Peace Prize laureates (left to right): Tawakkul Karman of Yemen, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia and Leymah Gbowee of Liberia

The decision may have stunned many, but the Nobel Prize for Peace this year is shared by three women who definitely deserved it. These include Liberia's president Ellen Sirleaf, Roberta Gbowee a peace activist form Liberia and Tawakkul Karman from Yemen. "I consider it recognition for the many years of struggle for justice, for peace and for the promotion of development," Johnson Sirleaf said after receiving the news. Read full story for details.

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