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Obama gets Nobel for contributions to peace

US President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize 1.October 9 for his calls to reduce the world's nuclear weapons and work for world peace.

Since taking office in January as the   2. African American president, Obama has called for the cutting of nuclear weapons and worked to restart the Middle East peace process.

The prize,  worth $1.4 million, will 3.handed over to Obama in Norway on December 10. Obama will also get a gold medal and a diploma.

The Nobel Committee said it attached special importance to Obama's work for a world4.nuclear weapons.

" Only every rarely has a person to the same extent(程度)   5.Obama captured(引起) the world's attention and given its people hope for  6. better future," the Nobel Committee said.

People had guessed Obama might be the winner before the award,  7.many Nobel watchers believed it was   8.early to award the president.