Putin tops Forbes 'World's Most Powerful People' list

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Russian Vladimir Putin takes part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Moscow's Kremlin Wall, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 22, 2014.
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Putin tops Forbes 'World's Most Powerful People' listRussian Vladimir Putin takes part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Moscow's Kremlin Wall, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 22, 2014.
Alexander Zemlianichenko

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes the number one spot for the second year in a row above President Obama. The top five on the list remain the same as 2013, with Pope Francis at number four and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at number five.

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