Obama named 3rd most influental person in the world of 08 by Time Magazine

Coming in after the Dalai Lama (1) and Vladimir Putin (2), Barack Obama was ranked the 3rd most influental person in the world of 2008 by Time Magazine.
CNN describes the list as:
Time magazine’s fifth annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people includes leaders, thinkers, heroes, artists, scientists and more. Drawing nominees from 23 [...]