US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were the "most admired" man and woman in the United States in 2010, according to an annual Gallup poll.

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Obama led the field of male candidates with 22 per cent, followed by former presidents George W Bush (5 per cent) and Bill Clinton (4 per cent).They were followed by post-Apartheid South African leader Nelson Mandela and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, each with two percent.Obama has held the title since 2008, after he won the election and became the first African-American US president.That year he was the “most admired” by 32 per cent of those polled.Hillary Clinton held onto the title of “most admired” woman for the ninth straight year after largely dominating the poll over the last two decades.

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  • JoeLopy on Dec 29, 2010

    Very interesting post. Thanks for sharing.

  • Freethinking on Dec 29, 2010

    Also, how Glenn Beck received more votes than the Dalai Lama just baffles my mind. It just makes me question even more than before the credibility of polls.

  • Betty Carew on Dec 29, 2010

    Interesting post Geny

  • Geny on Dec 29, 2010

    Thanks for comment

  • LoveDoctor on Dec 29, 2010

    President Obama and Hilary Clinton are very charasmatic people. I really do have faith in our President that he will soon to do something to recover our economy.

  • Larry Fish on Dec 29, 2010

    Thanks for sharing this article Geny. I admire both Obama and Hillary. Of course we don’t have much to admire in Washington.

  • Geny on Dec 29, 2010

    Thanks Larry,Thanks Doctor…

  • Mike Davis on Dec 29, 2010

    These kind of things always surprise me!

  • PSingh1990 on Dec 29, 2010

    Nice Share.

    :-)

  • lapasan on Dec 29, 2010

    good post.

  • LCM Linda on Dec 30, 2010

    Interesting poll. Nice share.

  • Geny on Dec 30, 2010

    Thanks

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