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Reliable Source: Person of the year Here’s a look at the lucky few to be named Reliable Source person of the year from 2007-2012, as well as the honorable mentions.
Joe Biden, 2012 person of the year
Vice President Joe Biden talks to customers, including a woman who pulled up her chair in front of the bench Biden was sitting on, during a stop at Cruisers Diner in Seaman, Ohio this fall.
Carolyn Kaster
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AP
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Paul Ryan, 2012 person of the year
Paul Ryan was photographed for TIME demonstrating his workout technique at a gym in Janesville, Wis.
Gregg Segal
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GREGG SEGAL FOR TIME
The Kennedys, 2012 runner up
A former White House intern shocked the world with her memoir of a JFK affair. Taylor Swift hooked up with RFK Jr.'s kid. Arnold vowed to get Maria back. And now the fourth generation cometh: Joe Kennedy III, just elected to Congress. It's just never gonna end, is it?
Charles Dharapak
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AP
Clint Eastwood, 2012 honorable mention
He started the year with a provocative Chrysler ad that had us all wondering where Hollywood’s one-man Mount Rushmore stood on politics. By the fall, he and the empty chair made it clear.
Mark Wilson
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Roseanne Barr, 2012 honorable mention
Was the failed candidate good or bad for the Green Party? Discuss amongst yourselves.
Andrew H. Walker
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Kristi Noem, 2012 honorable mention
Already a career success, she still made a point of finishing her college degree — while serving in Congress.
Harry Hamburg
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AP
Eva Longoria, 2012 honorable mention
George Clooney grabbed the spotlight (VIP dinners, an arrest at the Sudan embassy), but the former Desperate Housewife and big-time Obama fundraiser emerged as the real Hollywood powerbroker. Also: Dated Mark Sanchez.
J. Scott Applewhite
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AP
Anthony Weiner, 2011 person of the year
Weiner’s scandal didn’t just represent the volatile mix of sex and power — an old story — but the new impulse-control risks of Twitter.
Alex Wong
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Ryuji Ueno and Sachiko Kuno, 2011 honorable mention
Ryuji Ueno and Sachiko Kuno: The once-obscure biochemists stunned Washington when they bought Evermay, the most expensive house in town -- and then turned around and also bought Halycyon House, the second most expensive.
Stuart Estler
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STUART ESTLER
Newt Gingrich (with wife Callista), 2011 honorable mention
From K Street restaurants to McLean diners to the Kennedy Center Honors to the Tysons Corner Tiffany Co., the GOP contender was spotted all over town this year. Running for president of the U.S. or president of the Beltway?
Michael Tran
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Sgt. Scott Moore, 2011 honorable mention
The Afghanistan-based Marine asked Mila Kunis for a date via YouTube, and she accepted -- so the gimmick went viral. Justin Timberlake gamely escorted a Quantico corporal to her Marine Corps Ball, and now the first lady is fielding invitations.
Cpl. Johnny Merkley
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AP
Wendell Pierce, 2011 honorable mention
Celebvocate of the Year. So many showbiz folks come to D.C. to talk up their causes. But the star of “Treme” and “The Wire” put his money where his mouth is, with plans to open a chain of grocery stores in the poor, underserved “food deserts” of New Orleans.
Paul Schiraldi
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Elizabeth Edwards, 2010 Reliable Source person of the year
”Edwards could have quietly retreated while battling cancer, but instead shared her mistakes, disappointments and lessons learned.”
Susan Biddle
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The Washington Post
Peter Orszag, 2010 honorable mention
"The OMB director made nerdy sexy by hooking up with ABC hottie Bianna Golodryga."
Brendan Hoffman
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Bloomberg News
Chelsea Clinton, 2010 honorable mention
“She did it her way, with a wedding of the year that was as big as she wanted it to be, and — for all the media frenzy — as private as it could be.”
Karen Bleier
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AFP/Getty
Carlos Allen, 2010 honorable mention
“The other White House crasher had no reality-TV offers, so he extended his 15 minutes via a madcap mayoral campaign.“
Bill O'Leary
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The Washington Post
Scott Brown, 2010 honorable mention
“The centerfold, the gorgeous daughters, the upset win — the whole package.”
Robert F. Bukaty
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AP
Tareq and Michaele Salahi, 2009 persons of the year
“Heck, the only way Tareq and Michaele Salahi could have missed being our Persons of the Year was if we'd made them Persons of the Decade instead.”
Bill O'Leary
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The Washington Post
Alex Ovechkin
2009 honorable mention
Toni L. Sandys
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The Washington Post
Levi Johnston
2009 honorable mention
Matt Sayles
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AP
Tara Wheeler
2009 honorable mention
Amy Argetsinger
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The Washington Post
The 7-Year-Old, 2008 person of the year
“Years from now — when they're vying to become senator from New York or something — we may feel differently, but in 2008 everyone could agree on Sasha Obama and Piper Palin: Adorable. Couldn't keep our eyes off them.”
Manu Mielniezuk
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AP
Anthony Williams, 2008 honorable
“Tony Williams sprinted down K Street in pursuit of a thief who handed over the goods when he recognized the hero: ‘You used to be the mayor!’ "
Rebecca D'Angelo
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For The Washington Post
Jenna Bush, 2007 person of the year, 2008 honorable mention
“What did you do in 2007? Jenna Bush finished a stint with UNICEF in Panama, wrote a book, embarked on a nationwide tour, dished out fresh and charming sound bites for countless interviews — and, oh yeah, got engaged. Barbara, the ball's in your court.”
Shealah Craighead
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The White House
Gilbert Arenas
“Gilbert Arenas kicked off his NBA superstar breakout year with a million-dollar birthday at Love (Diddy, The Game, a couple of thousand other guests); later, welcomed his second child, filmed a series of surreal TV ads. Now sidelined, he's blogging moodily about his recent breakup. He'll be back. We need him.”
Kevin Wolf
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AP
Sheryl Crow, Laurie David and Karl Rove, 2007 honorable mention.
“The Hollywood liberals confronted Dubya's right-hand man on global warming at the White House Correspondents' dinner. They called him rude, he called them abusive; scores of journalists standing nearby couldn't believe their luck.”
Steve Helber
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AP
Vice President Joe Biden waves during an election night party, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Matt Rourke
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AP
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