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World's Most Powerful Women

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(Newser) – German leader Angela Merkel keeps her spot as the world's most powerful woman for the fourth straight year on the annual Forbes list. Other notables in the top 100: Michelle Obama debuts at 40, just ahead of Oprah (41) and Queen Elizabeth (42). Hillary Clinton is 36, down from 28 and just a notch behind Nancy Pelosi at 35. FDIC chief Sheila Bair is No. 2, while Sonia Sotomayor debuts at 54 and Kathleen Sebelius at 56.

The rest of the top 10 are chief executives:

  1. Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo
  2. Cynthia Carroll, Anglo American (UK)
  3. Ho Ching, Temasek (Singapore)
  4. Irene Rosenfeld, Kraft Foods
  5. Ellen Kullman, DuPont
  6. Angela Braly, WellPoint
  7. Anne Lauvergeon, Areva (France)
  8. Lynn Elsenhans, Sunoco

Women in power are rising to leadership positions in business, government and philanthropy by making daring and unconventional moves. - Forbes

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Deebles
Aug 19, 09 10:19 PM CDT
Let's say this list came out in 2002 and didn't mention Karen Hughes. Sorta like it coming out now and not mentioning Penny Pritzker. Remember Sherlock Holmes--the not-barking dog? Fifty billion bucks and ran Obama's Finance Committee? At least her niece was in the movie Air Force One. Reply
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Deebles
Aug 19, 09 10:26 PM CDT
See Kookey--A liberal will thumb that down. They think I'm being right when all I'm being is correct.
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riffran
Aug 20, 09 4:26 AM CDT
just glad they didn't put the usual high profile types in there..who's only real merit is to pander to the hollywood politicol party Reply
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DarkFrancis
Aug 20, 09 4:49 AM CDT
If this is an annual list and Hills has dropped a few spots, either she's been leapfrogged by a bunch of women or Forbes considers presidential candidate more powerful than Secretary of State. Reply
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cochiserocks
Aug 20, 09 7:28 AM CDT
Is Palin on there? he he he - In her dreams! Reply
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