Person of the Year 2007

His final year as Russia's President has been his most successful yet. At home, he secured his political future. Abroad, he expanded his outsize—if not always benign—influence on global affairs

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Elizabeth Edwards

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How would you spend your time if you knew it was running out? For the wife of would-be president John Edwards, the answer was to press ahead. Told that her cancer was back with a vengeance, this model of brains and good humor remained on the campaign trail, often with her children at her side, usually with a smile on her face, and always with her chin in the air.

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