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Time's Man of the Year, Shockingly, is President Obama

by Justin Green | December 19, 2012 10:34 AM EST

obama-phone — Barack Obama speaks on the phone to a volunteer during an unannounced visit to a campaign office October 14, 2012 in Williamsburg, Virginia. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImage)

Then again, with this amazing photo, the award seems fitting.