Who made the biggest difference in the news, and in our lives, in 2008? TIME magazine's editors have chosen a Person of the Year since 1927. At TFK, we've selected some of this year's most important people below. Click on each nominee's picture to learn why he or she made a difference this year.

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Barack Obama		Nastia Liukin		Henry Paulson
Sarah Palin		Usain Bolt		George W. Bush
Michael Phelps		John McCain		Hillary Clinton