Time picks Obama as 'Person of the Year'
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December 20, 2012, Thursday
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PRESIDENT Barack Obama has been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2012.
"We are in the midst of historic cultural and demographic changes, and Obama is both the symbol and in some ways the architect of this new America," Rick Stengel, Time's editor, told NBC where he announced the selection yesterday.
The short list for the honor included Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot in the head for advocating for girls' education.
It also included Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Italian physicist Fabiola Giannati.
Obama also received the honor in 2008, when he was President-elect.
In an interview with Time, Obama said his re-election "may have been more satisfying a win than 2008."
"We've gone through a very difficult time," he said.
"The American people have rightly been frustrated at the pace of change, and the economy is still struggling, and this president we elected is imperfect, and yet, despite all that, this is who we want to be. That's a good thing."
Last year, Time honored "The Protester," citing dissent across the Middle East that spread to Europe and the United States, saying the demonstrations reshaped global politics.
Time's "Person of the Year" is the person or thing that has most influenced the culture and the news during the past year, for good or for ill.
Previous winners have included Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Bono and President George W. Bush.
"We are in the midst of historic cultural and demographic changes, and Obama is both the symbol and in some ways the architect of this new America," Rick Stengel, Time's editor, told NBC where he announced the selection yesterday.
The short list for the honor included Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot in the head for advocating for girls' education.
It also included Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Italian physicist Fabiola Giannati.
Obama also received the honor in 2008, when he was President-elect.
In an interview with Time, Obama said his re-election "may have been more satisfying a win than 2008."
"We've gone through a very difficult time," he said.
"The American people have rightly been frustrated at the pace of change, and the economy is still struggling, and this president we elected is imperfect, and yet, despite all that, this is who we want to be. That's a good thing."
Last year, Time honored "The Protester," citing dissent across the Middle East that spread to Europe and the United States, saying the demonstrations reshaped global politics.
Time's "Person of the Year" is the person or thing that has most influenced the culture and the news during the past year, for good or for ill.
Previous winners have included Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Bono and President George W. Bush.
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