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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It took 220 years to get to the point where Americans were choosing between a woman and a black man for a major party presidential nomination. And then, because Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were both obviously more than mere census categories, within a few weeks the milestone seemed to fade in the rearview mirror. Is it audacious to feel hopeful about that?

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