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

Michael Bloomberg

michael bloomberg mayor new york city

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AGE: 67
OCCUPATION: Mayor of New York City
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 2

PRO: He lobbied for — and received — an amendment to New York City's term-limits provision that would allow him to run for a third time in 2009. If he wins, he'll keep working on the environmental and health reforms that have defined his administration.

CON: New York City's financial sector has taken a huge hit, and the city's subway system and film-production industry are in dire straits. Plus, his term-limits movement struck many as a blatant power-grab.

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