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More than half a million people voted talk-show host Jon Stewart the most influential man of 2010. Online magazine AskMen.com polled readers and published the interesting results.

The mag said that no matter how you look at it, Stewart is loved by many. “Despite his innumerable enemies, Stewart’s acerbic take on the madness around him continues to draw audiences who look to the funnyman as the voice of reason. Stewart’s show was once dubbed the ‘fake news,’ but these days it’s become our youths most trusted source of information, and he is the most trusted man in America.”

Who else made the Top 5? No. 2 Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, No. 3 Facebook creator Mike Zuckerberg, No. 4 Apple’s Steve Jobs and No. 5 musician Kanye West. For those who are wondering, Barack Obama was No. 21.

This weekend Stewart will stage the ‘Rally to Restore Sanity’ with political satirist and Comedy Central colleague Stephen Colbert. An estimated 150,000 people are expected to attend Saturday’s National Mall event.

Forbes 2010 Power Women List

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