George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on Amazon

Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by dagw on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @04:11AM (#13479925)

But Obama did turn down the cash part of the prize, only accepting the medal and diploma, specifically to avoid any such potential problems.

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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by Gupie on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @04:58AM (#13480123)

I wouldn't think there is a legal distinction between the cash and the medal. Accepting the money would probably been politically unacceptable even with out any legal issues. But I accept you are correct about the potential legal difficulties in accepting the prize at all:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10...

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