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Dennis Rodman Says He Deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for North Korea Outreach

Well, if they gave Obama one...

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Former NBA star Dennis Rodman said in a Sports Illustrated story published Tuesday that he believes he deserves to win a Nobel Peace Prize for his outreach efforts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. [WATCH VIDEO]

"My mission is to break the ice between hostile countries," Rodman told the magazine. "Why it's been left to me to smooth things over, I don't know. Dennis Rodman, of all people. Keeping us safe is really not my job; it's the black guy's [Obama's] job. But I'll tell you this: If I don't finish in the top three for the next Nobel Peace Prize, something's seriously wrong."