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What Are the Best Jobs in America?

Mike Adams — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:22:19 +0000

If you're sitting around the office today thinking, There has to be a career path out there better than this, don't worry: you are not alone. Still, as you sit and ponder the possibilities of seeking a different career, there are people out there who actually hold the best jobs this wonderful country has to offer. But what are those jobs, exactly, and how much do they pay?

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What Are the Deadliest Jobs in America?

Mike Adams — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:44:59 +0000

For the majority of us, paper cuts, caffeine jitters and the occasional post-lunch stomach trauma comprise the extent of our work-related hazards—none particularly serious and certainly not life-threatening. But every day some Americans go to work and literally risk their lives for a paycheck.

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Are Americans Getting More or Less Honest? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:46:59 +0000

Thanks partially to presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, Americans have always prided themselves on being honest.

But are we still following the example of these icons?

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What Are the Fittest and Fattest States in the US?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:38:29 +0000

All that fresh mountain air must be a very good thing, because according to a new report from the CDC, Colorado has once again ranked as the thinnest state in the nation.

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President Obama Endorses Gay Marriage, Becomes First President To Do So [VIDEO]

Andree Valentine — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:01:01 +0000

President Barack Obama shocked the world today, after announcing that he endorses the right of same-sex couples to marry, claiming his decision as an "evolution" in his views of this subject matter.

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Shocking or No? Spankings Are Still the Norm for Half of Americans

Kathy Landin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:33:31 +0000

Back in the ’60s, corporal punishment was common practice for a shocking 94 percent of parents in the US. While a lot of us may find this number unsettling, just as many don’t. In fact, half of all parents today admitted to punishing children by “spanking on the bottom with a bare hand” to a telephone poll conducted by the National Institutes for Mental Health.

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Is America the Best Country in the World? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:42:29 +0000

According to a survey from the Pew Research Center of 2003 American adults, the idea of American exceptionalism is alive and well among the 48 percent of the country who say the US stands alone as the best country in the world.

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