More than 200 individuals and organizations were nominated this year, but as Jagland explains, Barack Obama won for giving the world hope for a better future and for striving for a nuclear-free world.

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"I see this as an investment in our future safety, an investment in being better prepared for an event like this in the future, " she said.

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This is the proof of a better future for children and adults struggling with this disease.

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"She said this was a better future for us, " he says.

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