Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni placed 40th on Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s most powerful women. Livni came in just ahead of the U.S. first lady, Laura Bush, and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in the prestigious annual ranking of the world’s 100 top female politicians, business executives and aristocrats.
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