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    December 14, 2011

Time Magazine Names 'The Protester' Person of the Year

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   This image released by Time Magazine shows the Person of the Year issue
   featuring "The Protester." The magazine cited dissent across the Middle
   East that has spread to Europe and the United States, and says these
   protesters are reshaping global politics, Photo: AP
   This image released by Time Magazine shows the Person of the Year issue
   featuring "The Protester." The magazine cited dissent across the Middle
   East that has spread to Europe and the United States, and says these
   protesters are reshaping global politics, December 14, 2011.

   The U.S.-based Time magazine has recognized unprecedented change in the
   Middle East and elsewhere around the world by naming [1]"the protester"
   as its Person of the Year.
   In an article Wednesday, Time said the protest movement is largely
   populated by disenfranchised young adults who are frustrated with a
   lack of political power and a flailing economy.
   In the Middle East, protests beginning in Tunisia and spreading to
   Egypt, Yemen, and Libya resulted in changes in government. In the
   United States and Western Europe, protesters demonstrated against the
   dire economic situation and disparity of wealth between rich and poor.
   The magazine notes that most of the protests this year began
   independent of any political party. It says the protests are changing
   global politics.
   The runners-up for the Person of the Year are Chinese dissident Ai
   Weiwei; Kate Middleton, who married Prince William earlier this year;
   U.S. Representative Paul Ryan; and U.S. Admiral William McRaven, who
   led the special forces team that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

References

   1. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101745_2102132,00.html

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