Gender Gap
In a new Gallup poll asking people what male and female public figures they admire most, the top finishers were George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton.
Most admired men:
13 percent--George Bush 5 percent--Bill Clinton 4 percent--Jimmy Carter 3 percent--Barack Obama 3 percent--Billy Graham 2 percent--Colin Powell 2 percent--Pope Benedict XVI 1 percent--Nelson Mandela, George H.W. Bush and Bill Gates
A little lower on the list was John McCain, who edged out George Clooney, Mel Gibson, Al Gore, Tony Blair and Rudy Giuliani...in that order.
Most admired women:
13 percent--Hillary Clinton 9 percent--Oprah Winfrey 8 percent--Condoleezza Rice 4 percent--Laura Bush 2 percent--Margaret Thatcher 2 percent--Angelina Jolie 1 percent--Nancy Pelosi and Madeleine Albright, Barbara Bush and Maya Angelou
-- Azi Paybarah
