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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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Laid off from his job at Wachovia Bank in March, Gregory Gochtovtt, 30, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, decided to enlist in the National Guard. He shipped out to Iraq in December.

Livia Corona for TIME

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Laid off from his job at Wachovia Bank in March, Gregory Gochtovtt, 40, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, decided to enlist in the National Guard. He shipped out to Iraq in December.

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