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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Close Encounter

Much of the operations of NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, will be relocated from Cheyenne Mountain, above, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to nearby Peterson Air Force Base.

Matthew B. Slaby for TIME

Much of the operations of NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, will be relocated from Cheyenne Mountain, above, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to nearby Peterson Air Force Base.

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