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		astine on April 15, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Who is Most Influential? This is only a measure of influence amongst Time magazine readers. This is the same magazine that made Hitler man of the year: http://www.scrapbookpages.com/DachauMemorial/TimeCover.html I wouldn't take it seriously.

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Time's Man of the Year was not originally an endorsement. It was simply the person who'd affected the news most that year. Since a significant number of readers continued to misinterpret it as an endorsement, Time eventually gave in and made it one. But that was much later.

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