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Obama named Time magazine's Person of the Year Dec 19th 2012, 14:54 Tweet Share this Email Print Analysis & Opinion A world of schoolgirls How Obama seized the narrative Related Topics U.S. » People » Lifestyle » 1 of 4. The TIME magazine Person of the Year edition features U.S. President Barack Obama. Credit: Reuters/TIME Magazine/Handout By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON | Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:54am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was named Time's person of the year for 2012, citing his historic re-election last month as symbolic of the nation's changing demographics amid the backdrop of high unemployment and other challenges. Time editor Rick Stengel announced the choice on NBC's "Today" program on Wednesday. "He's basically the beneficiary and the author of a kind new America - a new demographic, a new cultural America that he is now the symbol of," he said. "He won re-election despite a higher unemployment rate than anybody's had to face in basically in 70 years. He's the first Democrat to actually win two consecutive terms with over 50 percent of the vote. That's something we haven't seen since Franklin Delano Roosevelt," Stengel said, citing the president who served during the Great Depression and World War Two. Obama edged out Malala Yousufzai, a Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education, for the honor, Stengel said. Other finalists included Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and scientist Fabiola Gianotti, he added. (Reporting By Susan Heavey) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (5) There goes any last shred of respect I had for Time magazine. Dec 19, 2012 9:12am EST  --  Report as abuse I have little respect for a US President the picks and chooses which laws he is willing to enforce. Rewarding criminal acts by giving illegal aliens millions of work visas and doing nothing to enforce Federal laws on immigration. Dec 19, 2012 9:27am EST  --  Report as abuse In 1938, Time named Adolf Hitler as "Man of the year". Not to compare President Stinky (BO) with Hitler of course, but here's what Time says about their selections as Man (or person) of the year. "the single person who, for better or worse, has most influenced events in the preceding year". Obviously, Hitler had the most influence over the world during 1938, and so it makes perfect sense to call him the man of the year. It's like that with Obama too. Dec 19, 2012 9:40am EST  --  Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment

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