Person of the Year - 2005

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Ray Nagin

Roberts is a good idea; but why would Time Magazine want to rehash a Bush victory?

I don't think Benedict has been in the news enough; maybe JP2 again?
Cheney? Delay?
Blair? (With the attacks and such)
Something to do with the tsunami?
The Iraqi people.  With the elections and stuff.

Realistically, the Red Cross would be a good choice, due to the tsunami and the hurricanes and the earthquake.

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Well, realistically Bush is again the biggest newsmaker; no doubt.
But the same holds true for every year, and I don't see Time wanting to double up (in this case, triple up) on Bush.

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What about Katrina?

Just Katrina. Woman of the Year.

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but the tsunami happened in 2004.

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LOLZ at some of the comments on the "talk back" section:

Cindy Sheehan, mother of a son killed in this immoral and illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq, is a symbol of the grief and sorrow of America. In her stand against war and against Bush, she has done more to galvanize the peace movement than any other person in 2005. History will place her alongside Rosa Parks. She should definitely be TIME Magazine's "Woman of the Year."
Reese Danley-Kilgo
Huntsville, Ala.

U.S. Rep. John Murtha -- whose historical proposal to withdraw our troops from Iraq, although extreme, will surely be regarded by future historians as the true turning point of the war.
Paul Merz
Long Beach, Wash.

Patrick Fitzgerald should be the Person of the Year. He is a dedicated, intelligent, buttoned up man who believes in the law regardless of who breaks it. He is making a difference.
Sach
Annapolis, Md.

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