Person of the Year 2010 Runners-Up: Chilean Miners

Pablo Rojas, 45, driller and explosives technician
Until the doctors OK his return to mining, Rojas is busy building an addition to his house. Working on the project, which he'd always put off, has been therapeutic. "It keeps me distracted from everything that's happened," says Rojas. "We're good and happy with our families, which is the most important thing."
From left; Rojas up close; on the left, wearing the sunglasses the miners wore to protect their eyes from the light when they emerged from the mine

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