Putin gets Man of the Year

[I work for workers]

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL1987511820071219

(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin was named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2007 on Wednesday for bringing stability and renewed status to his country.

Putin, 55, whose party recently won a big victory in parliamentary elections, is riding high on an oil-fueled economic boom and soaring popularity from a no-nonsense approach that has restored national pride with a big military build-up and verbal attacks on the West reminiscent of the Cold War.

[rurallib]

1. Probably suggested to the Time editor that he (Putin) would be

a good choice if the editor wanted to be able to make a pick again next year.

[I work for workers]

2. TTT. No one is interested in this?