The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers who deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100. — By Brian Raftery

Nancy Pelosi

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AGE: 68
OCCUPATION: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 1

PRO: With a Democrat in the White House and a majority on the floor, Pelosi has been able to shepherd a slew of new legislation. And for the first time in years, Congress's approval ratings are poor to middling, rather than abysmal.

CON: She's become a favorite target of Republicans, many of whom blamed the bailout bill's initial failure on supposed partisanship.

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