Jeremy Taylor
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Would You Vote for a Presidential Candidate Who Had the Extramaritals?
With adulterous accusations involving Herman Cain and an Atlanta business woman flying around, a Pew Research Center poll shows the public may have difficulty voting for him. Even though his once-promising presidential campaign has been thrown into disarray after Ginger White claimed she had a 13-year affair with the married former Godfather pizza CEO, nearly half Americans don’t really care.
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![Most Would Rather Eat Their Vegetables Than Work Out](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/11/dieting-exercise.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Most Would Rather Eat Their Vegetables Than Work Out
According to a new Gallup poll of 1,012 adults, 52 percent lost weight at some point in their lives, but it’s how they’re doing it that’s intriguing. Of those successful weight droppers, 32 percent got slimmer by dieting exclusively, and 47 percent named both diet and exercise as important factors.
![Should We Be Concerned About Obesity in Kindergarteners?](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/11/kid-drinking-chocolate-milk.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Should We Be Concerned About Obesity in Kindergarteners?
We never used to think of chubby kids as being anything other than adorable, but researchers are now more concerned about children’s eating habits now that more Americans are being considered obese.
According to a new study, 40 percent of American children enter kindergarten with a body mass index (BMI) greater than the 75 percentile. Anything over the 85th percentile is considered “overweight,” a
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Is America the Best Country in the World?
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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Dogs Are America’s Most Popular Pet [VIDEO]
Dogs and cats may be in a perpetual cycle of conflict, but when it comes to who the public loves more, dogs take home the win. According to a survey by Harris Interactive, 69 percent of all pet owners have a dog, trumping the 51 percent who have a cat.
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What’s the Most Popular Children’s Gift This Year?
According to a Harris Interactive survey of adults planning to buy children’s presents this holiday season, the most popular kid’s gift items — more popular than video games, board games and dolls — are books.
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Who Will Actually Be Shopping on Black Friday — Survey of the Day
Twenty-four percent of Americans plan to brave the crowds and take advantage of seductive Black Friday savings, according to a survey of 1,168 adults by Poll Position.
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32 % Have More to Be Thankful for This Year — Survey of the Day
Sometimes it gets lost in all the traveling and stuffing and football, but the point of Thanksgiving is to acknowledge the things you’re thankful for from the past year. According to a new poll from Harris Interactive of 2,463 adults, only 32 percent will have more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving than they have in the previous few Thanksgivings.
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Facebook and Twitter Are Harming Our Kids, Says Majority
Facebook, Twitter and all the other social media sites have changed the way young people interact with each other, but according to a survey from Poll Position, the majority of Americans don’t think this has been a change for the better.
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Obama Seems to Think Crocodile Attacks Are a Legit Hazard in Australia
When Barack Obama arrives in Australia’s Northern Territory Thursday, the region’s chief minister Paul Henderson will greet and hand the American president a policy that insures him against a crocodile attack.