Forbes: Merkel #1 most powerful woman in the world

[deminks]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070831/wl_nm/women_power_dc

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the most powerful woman in the world while Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi has risen to second place in Forbes' magazine's annual list, the company said in a statement on Friday.

"Merkel continued to impress the world with her cool leadership at two back-to-back summits, and stuck to her principles, getting G8 leaders to agree to significant cuts in carbon emissions, among other things," Forbes said.

It said Wu Yi was a rising star in China's Communist Party, having hammered out trade agreements with Russia and overseeing the country's negotiations for accession to the World Trade Organization.

The magazine said the ranking is based on a composite of visibility -- measured by press citations -- and economic impact.

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Condi's on the list, too, go figure. But Merkel gets points forever for telling Smirky to take his backrub and put it where the sun doesn't shine.

[MoonRiver]

1. Isn't Merkel the woman * groped, or euphemistically, tried to massage?

I'll never forget her look of horror and disgust while she desperately tried to get out of his clutches! :puke:

[Nutmegger]

2. Yes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dfrHT8o-0A

[MoonRiver]

3. Poor woman!

Our great national embarrassment made a complete idiot out of himself, once again. :eyes:

[soothsayer]

4. uh oh, Germany is supposed to be the head of the NWO (not the US)

so....Hillary better get elected so she can kick Merkel's arse before we all end up with the World Mark in our wallets

[LeftishBrit]

5. Germany gave up the Mark for the Euro some years ago.