The Presidential Hopefuls and Your Pocketbook

SavvySugar — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:28:50 -0800

The New York Post put together this awesome chart that breaks down where the presidential hopefuls stand on six key issues - taxes, health care, trade, minimum wage, mortgage fraud, and the environment. Use it as a reference to make sense of what they've been debating about and everything you'll be hearing in the coming months - who doesn't love cheat sheets that make life easier?!

The Most Admired Men and Women of 2008

SavvySugar — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:00:38 -0800

We're starting to switch gears to 2009, but last year was a big one and 2008 is hardly a distant memory at this point. A Gallup poll asked Americans who they admired most in 2008 and the results are varied and interesting.

For the seventh year in a row, Hillary Clinton was ranked as the most admired woman, and Sarah Palin ousted second place incumbent Oprah Winfrey in the 2008 list. Barack Obama was voted the most admired man for the first time: In fact, Gallup notes that Obama is the first president-elect since Dwight Eisenhower in 1952 to top the list.

Most Admired Men, 2008

Admired Person	Percent of Vote
Barack Obama	32 percent
George W. Bush	5 percent
John McCain	3 percent
Pope Benedict XVI	2 percent
Rev. Billy Graham	2 percent
Bill Clinton	2 percent
Colin Powell	2 percent
Nelson Mandela	1 percent
Bill Gates	1 percent
The Dalai Lama	1 percent

See the Most Admired Women of 2008 when you read more.

Most Admired Women, 2008

Admired Person	Percent of Vote
Hillary Clinton	20 percent
Sarah Palin	11 percent
Oprah Winfrey	8 percent
Condoleezza Rice	7 percent
Michelle Obama	3 percent
Margaret Thatcher	2 percent
Laura Bush	2 percent
Angelina Jolie	2 percent
Barbara Bush	1 percent
Madeleine Albright	1 percent
Ellen DeGeneres	1 percent

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