http://finance.yahoo.com/career-wor...st-powerful-people-2010?mod=career-leadership #1 Hu Jintao Age: 67 Title: President Residence: Beijing Country of citizenship: China #2 Barack Obama Age: 49 Title: President Residence: Washington, DC Country of citizenship: United States #3 Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud Age: 86 Title: King Residence: Riyadh Country of citizenship: Saudi Arabia #4 Vladimir Putin Age: 57 Title: Prime Minister Residence: Moscow Country of citizenship: Russia #5 Pope Benedict XVI Age: 83 Title: Pope Residence: Vatican City Country of citizenship: Germany #6 Angela Merkel Age: 56 Title: Chancellor Residence: Berlin Country of citizenship: Germany Marital Status: Married #7 David Cameron Age: 43 Title: Prime Minister Residence: London #8 Ben Bernanke Age: 56 Title: Chairman Residence: Washington, DC Country of citizenship: United States #9 Sonia Gandhi Age: 63 Title: President Residence: New Delhi Country of citizenship: India #10 Bill Gates Age: 54 Title: Co-Chair Source: Microsoft, self-made Residence: Medina, WA Country of citizenship: United States Education: Dropout , Harvard University Marital Status: Married Children: 3
Dictators, even if "democratically elected" have more power than Obama because they have little or no accountability. putin, chavez, castro, china president whatever the name, iran' amadinejad however it's spelled have more power. Even power to decide life or death. Absolute power is not a good thing. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.