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The World's Most Powerful People 2013 : #1 -- Putin; #2: Obama
Forbes ^ | Oct 30, 2013 | Caroline Howard

Posted on 10/30/2013 5:52:23 AM PDT by Innovative

This year the votes for the World’s Most Powerful — an annual look at the heads of state, financiers, philanthropists and entrepreneurs who truly rule the world — went with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He climbs one spot ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama, who held title in 2012.

He’s Not No. 1: This is the first year that Putin carries the crown. Obama has been on the top of the list for every year with the exception of 2010, when Hu Jintao, the former political and military leader of China, was No. 1.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: mostpowerful; obama; putin; worldleaders
Not exactly a surprise, unfortunately.

Full List of the World's Most Powerful People

1 posted on 10/30/2013 5:52:23 AM PDT by Innovative
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To: Innovative

Vallerie “Sejanus” Jarrett should be #1.


2 posted on 10/30/2013 6:01:37 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Is John's moustache long enough YET?)
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To: Innovative

Obama is definitely #2, if you know what I mean.


3 posted on 10/30/2013 6:02:08 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

Actually the surprise is that he is even in the top ten...


4 posted on 10/30/2013 6:05:11 AM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Paine in the Neck
You beat me to it. The Obama admin has the look and feel of an old mob TV show. Obama is just the slick Lawyer mouthpiece who doesn't get his own hands dirty, doesn't issue the orders. Why else cant the man not give a speech without notes or teleprompters?
5 posted on 10/30/2013 6:24:25 AM PDT by Idaho_Cowboy (Ride for the Brand. Joshua 24:15)
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To: Innovative

O’Doofus should be a LOT lower on the list.


6 posted on 10/30/2013 6:34:29 AM PDT by moovova
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To: Idaho_Cowboy
Why else cant the man not give a speech without notes or teleprompters?

Well...Yes.... he... can.

Conan: President Obama Tries To Explain Obamacare Without a Teleprompter

7 posted on 10/30/2013 6:41:04 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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To: Paine in the Neck

I’d put her second, behind Putin. Angela Merkel in third.


8 posted on 10/30/2013 6:42:10 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Innovative

Robert Mugabe will soon rank ahead of him the way things are headed.


9 posted on 10/30/2013 6:47:55 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Innovative
Positioning can make amusing combinations:
66 - John Boehner, Speaker of the US House of representatives
67 - Joaquin Loara, Head of the top Mexican Drug Cartel...
10 posted on 10/30/2013 11:29:45 AM PDT by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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