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TIME PACIFIC
December 25, 2000 | NO. 51

Cover
P E R S O N   O F   T H E   Y E A R

GEORGE BUSH

And the Winner Finally Is ... George W. Bush, the survivor of the closest and most controversial U.S. presidential election in over a century. Nancy Gibbs takes the measure of Time's Person of the Year 2000

Home on the Range
John F. Dickerson tours the Bush ranch with the man about to become the 43rd U.S. President

Can Bush Heal the Wounds?
Eric Pooley on the hard and harsh road to the presidency and whether Dubya can bring a divided country-and capital-together

Oyez, the High Court
Oh, yeah? Adam Cohen looks at how the Supreme Court got to this low point

Not Ready for Prime Time
James Poniewozik examines the strategy, tactics and bumbling of the televised elections

On-The-Job Training
James Carney on whether Bush's learning curve is sufficient to tackle Washington

Viewpoint
Molly Ivins doesn't expect much from Bush but says there's no reason for Americans to move to Canada

Talking to the President-elect
Walter Isaacson and Jim Kelly interview George W. Bush

Apocalypse Gore
Karen Tumulty and Tamala Edwards on the Al Gore who emerged in that prolonged election night

Public Eye
Margaret Carlson on Gore's endgame

Viewpoint
Michael Kinsley on the Year of the Big Spin

P E R S O N   O F   T H E   Y E A R

RUNNERS-UP

Lawyer of the Year: David Boies
The man who humbled Microsoft and tried to rescue Gore

Scientist of the Year: Craig Venter
How the bad boy of genetics jump-started a revolution
Venter's nemesis Francis Collins

Author of the Year: J.K. Rowling
The creator of the magical world of Harry Potter
Talking Magic: Rapping with Rowling

P E R S O N   O F   T H E   Y E A R

NEWSMAKERS

People Who Mattered Around the World in 2000:

Cathy Freeman: Her spirit captured a nation's heart
George Speight: The angry face of the South Pacific
Kim Jong Il: Does this man of steel bend?
Vojislav Kostunica: The new broom in Belgrade
Mohammed al-Durra: Young victim of an old conflict
Robert Mugabe: A despot loses his grip
Vicente Fox Quesada: Latin America's new hope
John Roth: Speaking up for Canadian know-how

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