Who Will Be Person of the Year 2009?

Take a look at the candidates and give them your rating — though TIME's editors reserve the right to disagree

Olympia Snowe

Ben Bernanke
Angela Merkel
Usain Bolt
Barack Obama
Olympia Snowe
Somali Pirates
Iranian Protesters
Tim Geithner
Steve Jobs
Stanley McChrystal

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Pro: As the only Republican in the Senate open to dealmaking on health care (casting the sole GOP vote in favor of the Finance Committee bill), she has probably wielded more power over the shape of health reform than anyone else in the country.

Con: The Maine Senator may see her clout wane as the bill continues to run the gauntlet in the House and Senate.

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