Friday, November 13, 2009

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman on Forbes' list of most powerful

Obama should feel good about this , He is in good company on this list ," Chapo " Guzman , " Slim " Helu , Hugo Chavez , Bill and Hillary Clinton !
Oh and The Pope !

....El Paso Times
EL PASO -- Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu and Mexican drug lord Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera are among the most powerful people in the world, according to Forbes magazine.

Both men also have affected the El Paso-Juárez region in very different ways.

Forbes editors said this is the first time the magazine has developed a list of influential men and women that is not based strictly on wealth.

Sixty-seven men and wo men made the publication's list of powerful people, which included Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, Pope Benedict XVI and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

President Barack Obama is at the top of the list, Slim is in sixth place and Guzman is No. 41, ahead of Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, who is No. 67.

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