clinton and lady gaga run the world? you may think so. they are topping the forbes list of the world s 100 most powerful women. the brand new list of female elite released this morning and will appear in the september issue of forbes magazine. to talk more about this i m joined now by mora forbes. she is vice president and publisher of forbes woman. it s great to have you here. as we take a look at the cover for everybody we re going to show brazilian president roussef. number one on the list for the second year in a row is german chancellor angela merkel. obviously the eurozone crisis earns her this spot. does she effectively continue to hold the world economy in her hands? she definitely wields extraordinary power. not only is she at the helm of the fourth largest country in terms of gdp but the eurozone in a tenuous situation that it is impacts the economies of the rest of the world. if she lets europe tank each country, all of us are going to suffer. as we start to look dom