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Clinton Remains Most Admired Woman in the World

December 29, 2014 at 8:33 am EST By Taegan Goddard 21 Comments

A new Gallup poll finds Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman in the world for the 13th straight year.

Clinton has also been on top for 17 of the last 18 years. Her streak was interrupted by First Lady Laura Bush in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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