Who Will Be Person of the Year?

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Al Gore

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Pro: The Nobel Prize ensures that a generation of children will envision his face while being scolded for leaving a room without turning off the lights.

Con: He may have won his Nobel and Oscar in 2007, but the bulk of his Green works were in 2006.

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