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21. Slate.com Person of the Year: Snowden

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Tue Dec 10, 2013, 05:50 PM

Dec 2013

http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/12/10/edward_snowden_is_moneybox_s_person_of_the_year.html

So when I tell you that Edward Snowden is 2013's Person of the Year, don't necessarily take that as an endorsement of all his views and everything he's done. But there's no doubt that his actions have had broad significance, upending German politics and technology companies' business strategies. Snowden's revelations and his controversial flight to Russia bring together the defining trends of our era—social media and the continued legacy of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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2013 Time Person of Year Short List / Top 10 - Pope, Snowden, Cyrus, Cruz [View all] LVZ Dec 2013 OP

I'd rather see Miley take it than some anti gay, anti choice creep. Bluenorthwest Dec 2013 #1

Bezos or Cruz n2doc Dec 2013 #2

Bezos or Rouhani - more about future impact than 2013 n/t Las Vegas Mixx Dec 2013 #3

Miley is being pushed by Anonymous and 4chan. Are_grits_groceries Dec 2013 #4

The readers don't choose; the editors do frazzled Dec 2013 #9

I know. Are_grits_groceries Dec 2013 #13

Top 5 list differs here dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #5

Aussie article was 12 days ago - reader polling results vs actual selections ?? LVZ Dec 2013 #8

"Here are the 10 nominees for Time Magazine's Person of the Year:" muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #10

pope or cruz. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #6

I'll call it for the Pope, too. randome Dec 2013 #16

It will be Snowden without question. It's not even close. DesMoinesDem Dec 2013 #7

Really? I'd say Time editors would be more partial to the Pope muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #11

Ladbrokes: Snowden 2/1 and Pope 3/1 ------- BitCoin Predictious: Snowden favored LVZ Dec 2013 #15

Wendy Davis did not make the list Gothmog Dec 2013 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author KamaAina Dec 2013 #14

I think it ought to be Nelson Mandela... cynatnite Dec 2013 #17

Really. that would be the most earned interesting choice .. but, just that Cha Dec 2013 #24

In Britain: Snowden named Person of the Year 2013 by UK's "The Guardian" national newspaper LVZ Dec 2013 #18

Hopefully it'll be the Pope, but thrilled to see Edith Windsor on this list. Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2013 #19

It has to be Snowden. BlueCheese Dec 2013 #20

Slate.com Person of the Year: Snowden LVZ Dec 2013 #21

It should be Snowden, but I bet Time goes with the Pope... joeybee12 Dec 2013 #22

Betting site Bovada odds: (1) Pope Francis 3/2 (2) Snowden 5/2 (3) Assad 7/2 LVZ Dec 2013 #23

So the betting site was right - it's Pope Francis. n/t LVZ Dec 2013 #25