Obama, Clinton headline Gallup's \most admired\ list
Author: Jane Susskind
Published: 28 Dec, 2011
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Updated: 21 Nov, 2022●
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- women Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has seized the top spot in Gallup’s “most admired” list for 2011, for the second consecutive year. Other notables: Michelle Obama (2nd), Sarah Palin (4th), Michele Bachmann (10th).
- men President Barack Obama also led for the second consecutive year, taking the top spot in the men’s category. Other notables: George W. Bush (2nd), Newt Gingrich (6th), Donald Trump (7th), Catholic Pope Benedict XVI (8th). source
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