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Watch: Every TIME Person of the Year in 30 Seconds
A high-speed history of the men and women judged most important since the magazine began the franchise in 1927
Watch: TIME asks New York City – Who Will Be Person of the Year In 2013?
TIME asks people in Times Square the season’s most important question
Four Years of Speeches, One Signature Phrase
President Obama is known for his eloquent speeches, but above all, he just wants to be clear
The Higgs Boson: Particle of the Year
Forget Person of the Year – the discovery this summer by the Large Hadron Collider of the Higgs Boson particle was one of science’s greatest achievements
The Data Miners: Tech Secrets From Obama’s Re-Election Geek Squad
How startup technology helped win the election
The Most Tweeted Photo Ever
A social media director for the Obama campaign tells the story of how a well-timed photo of Barack and Michelle Obama broke records for Twitter and Facebook