Bye, Bye, Petro-Czars

The power of petro-czars has slumped as oil prices have fallen

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 15, 2009 6:02 PM CST

(Newser) – There is one silver lining to the global recession: The economic and political fortunes of America’s oil-rich antagonists have been tarnished, Rana Foroohar writes in Newsweek. Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez have all been humbled... Read full story »

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