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Superstars call for peace at Nobel concert for Jimmy Carter

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Posted 3:28PM on Wednesday 11th December 2002 ( 22 years ago )
OSLO, NORWAY - Music artists honoring Jimmy Carter at his Nobel Peace Prize concert Wednesday say they want to send a message of peace to the current U.S. administration. <br> <br> Carter accepted the prize Tuesday and urged all people to seek peaceful solutions in a world put on edge by terrorism and a possible U.S. attack on Iraq. <br> <br> One of the artists, country musician Willie Nelson, says ``Now is the time we should be talking about peace.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Among the other artists calling for peace are actress Jessica Lange and actor Anthony Hopkins. <br> <br> The three-hour peace concert drew performers Carlos Santana, Angelique Kidjo, opera soprano Jessye Norman, Michelle Branch, Joaquin Cortes and Josh Groban. <br> <br> Thursday, Carter will make stops in Copenhagen, Denmark, before heading to Stockholm to address the Swedish parliament.

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