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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Tibetan Buddhist monks are detained by Nepali police during a protest outside the Chinese consulate in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pro-Tibetain protests gathered intensity in the spring as the Beijing Summer Olympics grew near.

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Tibetan Buddhist monks are detained by Nepali police during a protest outside the Chinese consulate in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pro-Tibetain protests gathered intensity in the spring as the Beijing Summer Olympics grew near.

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