Most powerful people in 2013

Barack Obama
His signature laws, Obamacare, are under fire, U.S. allies are outraged over NSA security overseas and the government shutdown for 16 days in October begs the question: who’s in control here? It appears that President Obama’s lame duck period has set in earlier than usual for a two-term president, producing him to drop one notch from the No. 1 spot. To be sure, though, the leader of the free world remains in charge of the most effective nation in the world, with the largest, most amazing economy and the most serious military....................Most powerful people in 2013