Person of the Year 2008

In one of the craziest elections in American history, Barack Obama overcame a lack of experience, a funny name, two candidates who are political institutions and the racial divide to become the 44th President of the United States

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Person of the Year 1996: David Ho

TIME Senior Science Reporter Alice Park talks with AIDS researcher Dr. David Ho, the 1996 choice for Person of the Year

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