Committee chairman William Weisenberg says the lawyers group is for greater use of merit-based selections.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

The official name for this famous prize is the Academy Award of Merit.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

But in a statement responding to the lawsuit, Cabot said it saw no merit in the claims.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

O'Hanlon believes the Nobel Committee was blinded by the president's near-pop star status in some countries, and that the young president has no real achievements that merit such an award.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

But her reaction Monday to word they are being charged with spying was relatively low-key, with the Secretary telling reporters the charges are without merit and that Iran should free the Americans - two men and a woman - on humanitarian grounds.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09