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Obama: Time 'Person of the Year,' 2008
Obama: Time 'Person of the Year,' 2008
by Mark Silva This one probably wasn't too hard to predict. President-elect Barack Obama: "Person of the Year.'' So says Time magazine, with that long history of idetifying that person -- once was a "man'' in the old days of male-oriented thinking -- who has had the ...
Person of the Year 2008
Person of the Year 2008
time.com — For having the confidence to sketch an ambitious future in a gloomy hour, and for showing the... competence that makes Americans hopeful he might pull it off, the President-elect is TIME's Person of the Year. (more) Person of the Year 2008
Henry Paulson - Person of the Year 2008
Henry Paulson - Person of the Year 2008
time.com — When he arrived in Washington as Secretary of the Treasury in the summer of 2006, Henry M.... (Hank) Paulson Jr.'s top priority was to make certain that his department would have independence and clout. If he was giving up the top job at Goldman Sachs, ... (more) Henry Paulson - Person of the Year 2008
Sarah Palin - Person of the Year 2008
Sarah Palin - Person of the Year 2008
time.com — In the beginning, she winked. "I was just your average hockey mom," she told us by way... of introduction, which was a charming diversion from the reality of the most astonishing political debut in modern times. Sarah Palin did indeed show she could ... (more) Sarah Palin - Person of the Year 2008
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Time Magazine Person of the Year is Barack Obama
Blue Star Chronicles — ... Others who were considered for this were Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and Chinese director Zhang Yimou. Past winners of the Time Magazine Person of the Year have been Russian Prime Minister and former President Vladimir Putin, Adolf Hitler and Ayatollah Khomeini who were chosen for their impact on the world regardless the manner in which they made an impact. ...

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