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Nasty Elections: 5 Times Presidential Candidates Went Low
By Mindy Weisberger published
"When they go low, we go high." Unfortunately, during presidential elections, this isn't always the case.
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Why Do Science Issues Seem to Divide Americans Along Party Lines?
By Lauren Griffin published
These divides, such as beliefs about the reality of climate change, may not reflect Americans' attitudes toward science so much as other cultural and personal beliefs.
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Future of Health Care: Data Can Empower Patients, Obama Says
By Rachael Rettner published
To really improve health care for Americans in the future, people must be given more power over their own health data, President Barack Obama said Thursday.
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Half of Americans Believe in 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
By Tia Ghose published
Roughly half of Americans believe in some conspiracy theories surrounding 9/11, while a huge minority believe in conspiracies about aliens, global warming and Obama's birth certificate.
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Locker-Room Talk & Alternate Realities: Scientists Dissect Presidential Debate
By Jeffrey Q. McCune Jr., Rebecca Wanzo published
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Do Interruptions Hurt Presidential Candidates? What the Science Says
By Stephanie Pappas published
Trump's style of interruption during the first presidential debate might not win supporters.
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Death Penalty Opposition Hits New Peak
By Rachael Rettner published
The percentage of Americans who oppose the death penalty is the highest it's been in decades, according to a new poll.
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