Who Will Be Person of the Year 2008?

Barack Obama? Gordon Brown? Michael Phelps? Click through the pros and cons of our finalists for Person of the Year and vote for the candidates you think are most deserving.

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Pro: Took decisive action while financial markets tanked, preventing a true economic cataclysm.

Con: The Dow might have just slipped 3% while you read this. Will the $700 billion bailout really turn things around?

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