Bob Geldof Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

The organizer of the Live 8 concerts, Bob Geldof, has made the list of nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006.

The selection commitee confirmed the singer's entry in a statement, "Bob Geldof took the initiative in July 2005 to arrange a string of rock concerts to focus on the problems of poor nations, and pressure the world's leading politicians to take actions in fighting poverty."