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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The gifted godson of Willie Mays wasn't satisfied with mere greatness. His alleged use of steroids turned an elegant march toward baseball's Hall of Fame into an operatic spectacle of home run records and grand jury testimony. In the span of mere months, the San Francisco slugger broke Hank Aaron's career mark of 755—and found himself indicted for perjury. Say it ain't so.

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