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As the Presidential election nears, political opinions are heating up.  It's nice to put our political differences aside and remember we are all Americans.  Sean Penn and Kid Rock try to do this in a hilarious video.

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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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With all of the recent controversy surrounding our nation’s obesity problem, as well as the proposed ban to restrict the size of sugary drinks, there should be no gasp factor in learning that nearly half of adults in the United States indulge in soda everyday.

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It seems that all of the junk food that we’ve been eating might not be killing us off as quickly as some might think.

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When’s the last time you heard someone use the words “please” and “thank you”? According to a recent poll, it’s probably been a long time.

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According to a new Gallup poll, United States citizens truly love our neighbors to the north — in fact, in the company’s annual favorability ratings, 96 percent of Americans said they have a generally favorable view of Canada, while only three percent view it unfavorably.

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I gotta say, I first caught this on Beforeitsnews.com and as I read through it, I thought it was the same old song we've heard a billion times.  We're in "economic decay", unemployment is at a nationwide high, homeless shelters are over-packed, nothing we haven't heard before.  It's like I almost don't see it with my own eyes.  So I checked out the recommended video from the BBC channel called Poor America and it completely blew me away.  You wouldn't believe what some Americans will be doing today just to survive.  And to quote the author of the story;  "Yes, money certainly cannot buy happiness, but the lack of it sure can bring a lot of pain."  Makes you think about all the things we take for granted, to many Americans, toilet paper and soap is a luxury.  The fight against poverty isn't overseas in 3rd world countries anymore, it's right here in your front yard.

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Fewer Americans got their health insurance through an employer in 2011 than in 2010, according to a new report from the Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index.

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At least two Americans are among the estimated 16 people missing after a cruise ship hit a reef on Friday night and capsized off the west coast of Italy with 4,200 passengers and crew aboard.

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According to a new poll, the majority of Americans believe that 2012 will be a good year.

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While the county has been going through an extended period of economic decline and uncertainty, a solid majority of Americans still think that they are ahead of where their parents were financially.

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According to a new survey in which respondents were asked to rate their own looks on a scale of one to ten, Americans are a very self-confident bunch.

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