About a dozen American politicians, both those at the top of their game and up-and-comers, were included in Time magazine's "Time 100" list, which purports to be a list of "the most influential people in the world."
President Obama appears on the list twice -- once as a part of the list, but also as one of its authors. Mr. Obama penned the entry for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona Democrat who was seriously wounded in a mass shooting early this year.
Mr. Obama acknowledges that Giffords was not a household name before the tragic shooting in Tucson.
"But the reason she has long been admired by people of all political stripes is that she embodies the best of what public service should be: hard work and fair play, hope and resilience, a willingness to listen and a determination to do your best in a busy world," he wrote. "As hard a battle as Giffords, 40, now fights every day, she's got a strong partner in her husband Mark Kelly, who visits her daily while training to command the space shuttle Endeavour. And she's got the prayers of a nation rooting for her, a model of civility and courage and unity -- a needed voice that cannot return soon enough."
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